Fish Cleaning

[Luna Sea]

Fish Cleaning

What is the law on cleaning your fish on the water?

[lost a lure]

http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/fishguide.pdf

[Charlie P]

Fish cleaning law

It is illegal on New York State waters to possess walleye, black bass, brook trout, lake trout or Atlantic salmon that have been cut, dismembered, filleted, skinned or otherwise altered so that the species and total length of such fish cannot be easily determined. However, these fish may be gilled or gutted. Other species of fish may be filleted provided that the skin is not removed from the fillets. This regulation allows more effective enforcement of harvest regulations on protected game fish.

Fish carcass disposal law

It is illegal to discard any fish carcass, or parts thereof, into the freshwaters of the state within 100 feet of shore or upon any public or private lands contiguous to and within 100 feet of such water, except:

On private lands by owners of such lands.If properly disposing into suitable garbage or refuse collection systems or by burial.Where incidental cleaning of fish for consumption is permitted. However, resulting waste may not be disposed of within 100 feet of any public launching or docking site unless into a suitable refuse collection system.Live fish and fish which must be returned to the water because of size limits, open seasons and daily limits are not subject to the fish carcass disposal law.

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[lineman49]

Different laws for different species.

[thumper]

When do the fish cleaning stations start opening up ?