§ 71-0911. Search warrants; when issued.

Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 71-0911

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Whenever it appears probable that fish, wildlife or game, shellfish, crustacea, protected insect, or parts thereof taken or possessed contrary to the Fish and Wildlife Law are concealed, or that a net possessed contrary thereto is concealed, any local criminal court having criminal jurisdiction shall issue a search warrant for the discovery thereof in accordance with the practice provided in article 690 of the Criminal Procedure Law, as far as it is applicable.