N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 11-1305

§ 11-1305. Size and catch limits.\n The department may promulgate regulations restricting possession on\nthe waters of the state, except the marine and coastal district, of\nfish, except bait fish named in section 11-1315 of this title, that have\nbeen cleaned, filleted or skinned in such a manner that (a) the species\nof fish taken cannot be identified, (b) the number of fish taken cannot\nbe determined, or (c) the length of fish taken cannot be ascertained.\nSuch regulations shall initially provide that walleye, largemouth bass,\nsmallmouth bass, brook trout and lake trout may not be so possessed if\nthey have been dismembered, filleted or otherwise prepared for cooking\nor consumption beyond removal of the gills and viscera and that other\nspecies of fish may not be so possessed if they have been dismembered or\notherwise prepared for cooking or consumption, except that the gills and\nviscera may be removed and such fish may be filleted, provided the skin\nis not removed from the fillet.\n