New York Laws
Title 9 - Enforcement of Articles 11 and 13--the Fish and Wildlife Law
71-0917 - Presumptions From Possession.

1. Possession of any fish, shell-fish, crustacea or game, or parts
thereof, at a time when there is no open season anywhere in the state
for the species possessed, shall be presumptive evidence that it was
taken unlawfully.

2. Possession of any fish, shell-fish, crustacea, wildlife or
protected insect shall be presumptive evidence that it was taken by the
possessor.

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