Best practices for nuisance wildlife control operators in New York State

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Ch 3: Section two: State laws related to wildlife control

Learning objectives for section two

1. Name the three "rabies vector species" in New York, and the agency with the authority to decide what happens to a nuisance animal that’s a rabies vector species.
    
2. List two legal control techniques that may be used on a federally protected bird without obtaining special depredation permits.
    
3. Explain two options for dealing with a problem involving a game species.
    
4. Identify the laws that regulate the management of dogs and feral cats in New York.
    
5. In addition to your NWCO license, what other paperwork do you need to do your job

Review questions

1. Which of the following wildlife are considered "rabies vector species" in New York State (Check all that apply)
   ___ Bats
   ___ Cats
   ___ Foxes
   ___ Raccoons
   ___ Dogs
   ___ Pigeons
   ___ Skunks
   ___ Rabbits
    
2. 2. Deer have destroyed your customer’s newly planted and expensive landscaping and he’s fed up. What advice can you offer over the phone
   1. Since it’s deer season, he can invite hunters onto his property and that may solve the problem for free
   2. Offer to secure the special permit from the DEC that will allow you to deal with the deer
   3. Tell him to call the regional DEC wildlife office to request a permit; then you can help
   4. More than one answer is correct
       
3. The New York State laws that regulate the control of dogs and cats are
   1. Environmental Conservation Law
   2. Agriculture & Markets regulations, articles 7 and 26
   3. New York State Humane Activities Code
   4. Domestic Animals Act of New York State, article 6
       
4. Before you can begin work, you need
   1. the landowner’s written permission
   2. approval from all of the neighbors
   3. to check in with the local animal control officer
   4. coffee, and lots of it.
       
5. Restaurant owners want you to deal with the gulls that are feeding at the dumpster and annoying the customers, but they don’t want to wait. You suggest
   1. Read Jonathan Livingston Seagull, take a yoga class, and chill
   2. Even without the necessary permits, you can try to frighten them away by hazing them with dogs or using noisemakers
   3. Better trash management will make the site less attractive to the gulls. They should empty and clean the dumpster more often.
   4. You can show up tomorrow to capture the birds. Is that OK?
   5. b & c
   6. c & d

Answers

1. bats, raccoons, and skunks
    
2. d (answers "a" and "c" are correct)
    
3. b
    
4. a
    
5. e

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