A listing of the tickets issued by DEC’s Division of Forest Protection
This dataset has the following 20 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC Region | dec_region | text | NYS is divided into 9 geographical regions NYS DEC’s Regions • Region 1: (Long Island) Nassau and Suffolk counties; • Region 2: (New York City) Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island; • Region 3: (Lower Hudson Valley) Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties; • Region 4: (Capital Region/Northern Catskills) Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Schoharie counties; • Region 5: (Eastern Adirondacks/Lake Champlain) Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties; • Region 6: (Western Adirondacks/Eastern Lake Ontario) Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida and St. Lawrence counties; • Region 7: (Central New York) Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga and Tompkins counties; • Region 8: (Western Finger Lakes) Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates counties; • Region 9: (Western New York) Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Niagara and Wyoming counties. A map of NYSDEC regions can be found on NYSDEC’s website at http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/50230.html | 5 6 3 4 9 view top 100 |
| Zone | zone | text | DEC’s 9 geographical regions are further divided into 17 Zones within the Division of Forest Protection. Region 1 Zone 1&2A: All Counties Regions 1&2; Region 3 Zone A: Ulster and Sullivan (Towns of Neversink and Rockland) Counties; Region 3 Zone B: Sullivan (All towns except Neversink and Rockland), Orange, Putnam and Dutchess Counties; Region 4 Zone A: Albany, Columbia, Greene, and Rensselaer Counties; Region 4 Zone B: Delaware, Montgomery, Otsego and Schoharie Counties; Region 5 Zone A: Clinton (Towns of Clinton, Dannemora and Ellenburg), Franklin (All towns except Harrietstown within the High Peaks Wilderness Area), Essex (Town of St. Armand outside of McKenzie Mtn. Wilderness Area), and Hamilton Counties (Towns of Long Lake and Arietta north of Tioga Point Campground east to Town of Indian Lake ; Region 5 Zone B: Clinton (all Towns except Clinton, Dannemora and Ellenburg), and Essex County (Towns of Chesterfield, Elizabethtown, Essex, Jay, Lewis, Moriah, Westport, Willsboro, Minerva (west of the Hudson River), Newcomb and North Hudson; Region 5 Zone C: Essex (Towns of St. Armand within the McKenzie Mtn. Wilderness Area, Keene, North Elba, and Wilmington and Franklin (Town of Harrietstown within the High Peaks Wilderness Area) Counties; Region 5 Zone D: Hamilton County (Towns of Arietta, Benson, Hope, Indian Lake, Inlet, Lake Pleasant, Long Lake south of north point road, Morehouse, and Wells) and Fulton Counties; Region5 Zone E: Essex (Towns of Crown Point, Minerva east of the Hudson River, North Hudson, Schroon, Ticonderoga), and Warren Counties; Region 5 Zone F: Saratoga and Washington Counties; Region 6 Zone A: St. Lawrence County; Region 6 Zone B: Jefferson, Lewis and Herkimer (Town of Webb north) Counties; Region 6 Zone C: Herkimer (All towns except Town of Webb north) and Oneida Counties; Region 7 Zone A: All Counties Region 7; Zone 8A: All Counties Region 8; and Region 9A: All Counties Region 9. | A B C E D view top 100 |
| Year | year | number | Year in which the action was taken. | 2004 2018 2012 2011 2016 view top 100 |
| Environmental Conservation Law Rules and Regulations (ECAT) | ecat | number | The number of tickets issued for violations of the Environmental Conservation Law and/or violations of 6NYCRR (Title 6 NY Codes, Rules & Regulations). These violations of law consist of a violation, misdemeanor, or felony offense and are adjudicated in criminal court. | 45 36 63 48 41 view top 100 |
| NYS Vehicle & Traffic Offenses | nys_vehicle_traffic_offenses | number | The number of tickets written for Vehicle and Traffic Law (V&Ts) violations and other associated rules and regulations. The number of tickets issued for violation of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law and the Navigation Law | 17 22 7 11 29 view top 100 |
| Parks & Recreation Law | parks_recreation_law | number | The number of tickets issued for violation of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law and the Navigation Law | 0 1 2 3 6 view top 100 |
| Arrests Turned over to Another Agency | arrests_turned_over_to_another | number | The number of cases turned over to another police agency | 0 1 3 4 2 view top 100 |
| Other | other_appearance_tickets | number | The number of tickets written for other violations such as Tax Law, Agricultural & Markets Law, Transportation Law, and the remaining NYS Consolidated Laws. | 0 1 3 2 4 view top 100 |
| Offenses Related to State Land Use | offenses_related_to_state | number | The number of tickets written for violations related to state land use | 18 25 22 20 26 view top 100 |
| Offenses Related to Fire Laws | offenses_related_to_fire | number | The number of tickets written for violations related to forest fire control | 2 0 3 1 4 view top 100 |
| Offenses Related to Fish & Wildlife Laws | offenses_related_to_fish | number | The number of tickets written for violations related to protection of fish and wildlife | 0 1 3 2 4 view top 100 |
| Offenses of High Peaks Rules and Regulations | offenses_of_high_peaks_rules | number | The number of tickets written for violations related to protection of the Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness Area | 0 1 17 7 5 view top 100 |
| Offenses related to All- Terrain Vehicle Operation | offenses_related_to_atv | number | The number of tickets written for violations related to All-Terrain Vehicles | 0 16 7 8 3 view top 100 |
| Offenses Related to Motor Vehicles on State Land | offenses_related_to_motor | number | The number of tickets for violations related to motor vehicle operation on state land other than All-Terrain Vehicles | 0 1 3 2 8 view top 100 |
| Offenses Related to DEC Campgrounds | offenses_related_to_dec | number | The number of tickets for violations related to DEC campgrounds | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| Offenses Related to Air Pollution | offenses_related_to_air | number | The number of tickets for violations related to air pollution | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| Offenses Related to Under-age Drinking on State Land | offenses_related_to_under | text | The number of tickets for violations related to under-age drinking on DEC state land | 0 1 3 2 4 view top 100 |
| Offenses Related to other ECL or R&R | offenses_related_to_other | number | The number of tickets for violations related to other ECL or R&R such as solid wastes, forest insect and disease control, and protection of other lands. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| Offenses related to Other Laws, rules or regulations | offenses_related_to_other_1 | number | The number of tickets written for other violations such as Navigation Law, Tax Law, Agricultural & Markets Law, Transportation Law, and the remaining NYS Consolidated Laws. | 0 2 10 1 3 view top 100 |
| Offenses Related to Snowmobile Operation | offenses_related_to_snowmobile | number | The number of tickets written for violations related to Parks and Recreation snowmobile laws. | 0 2 6 1 4 view top 100 |