Southampton Village, NY Animal Ordinances: Bird Protection (2026)

The protection comes from Chapter 49, the Village of Southampton Coastal Erosion Hazard Area Law, adopted 12-9-1988 as L.L. No. 7-1988. It is written three times, once for each natural protective feature. For beaches, § 49-11(B)(3) says active bird nesting and breeding areas must not be disturbed unless the disturbance follows a specific wildlife management activity approved in writing by the Department. For primary dunes, § 49-12(B)(1)(d) repeats the sentence. For bluffs, § 49-13(A)(4) lists disturbance of active bird nesting and breeding areas among the prohibited activities and names the approving body: the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation or any other authorized regulatory agency. The secondary dune clause in § 49-12(B)(2) carries no bird provision.

The features are defined in § 49-5. A beach runs from the mean low-waterline landward to the waterward toe of a dune or bluff, and where no dune or bluff exists the landward limit is 100 feet landward from the marked change in material or physiographic form or from the line of permanent vegetation, whichever is most waterward. The landward limit of a primary dune is 25 feet landward of its landward toe, and the landward limit of a bluff is 25 feet landward of the receding edge.

The prohibition sits beside the permit system. Section 49-7 requires a coastal erosion management permit for any regulated activity in an erosion hazard area, and § 49-8 allows the Administrator to issue one only on a finding that the activity prevents, if possible, or minimizes adverse effects on natural protective features and natural resources. Section 49-11(B)(4) adds that all development is prohibited on beaches unless the chapter provides for it. The purpose clause in § 49-3 includes protecting natural protective features and other natural resources.