N.Y. ENV Law § 13-0319

§ 13-0319. Shellfish regulations.\n The department may adopt regulations with respect to the harvesting,\ntransplanting, relaying, receiving, possessing, transporting, importing,\nexporting, processing, buying, selling of or otherwise trafficking in\nshellfish; the labeling or tagging thereof; the keeping of records of\nshellfish received, transported and distributed; the construction,\noperation and maintenance of all shellfish handling, processing and\ndistributing establishments, including facilities and equipment and the\ncleaning, cleansing and water storage of shellfish. The provisions of\nthis section relating to transplanting and relaying include but are not\nlimited to the removal of shellfish from uncertified growing areas and\ntransplanting to certified areas for subsequent harvest for market\npurposes and transplanting of scallops pursuant to paragraph a of\nsubdivision 2 of section 13-0327. Such regulations may provide for\npayment of the reasonable costs of the department of supervision of\nremoval of shellfish from uncertified areas, except where such removal\nis being undertaken by a municipality or political subdivision. Such\nregulations shall be drawn in such a manner as to provide adequate\nsanitary control over all shellfish offered for sale and distribution in\nthe state. Such regulations shall not be less restrictive than the\nminimum requirements of any federal agency regulating the inter-state\nshipment of shellfish.\n