The Department of Environmental Conservation adopted amendments to N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 §182, Endangered and Threatened Species of Fish and Wildlife, which now mandates that endangered and threatened species may not be taken except under permit by the department. The amendment took effect November 3, 2010. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2010/nov3/pdfs/rules.pdf pp. 9-12.