New York Consolidated Laws, Environmental Conservation Law - ENV § 11-0329. Outdoor recreation and trail maintenance;  regulation

1. The department shall, by rule and regulation, establish the means or method for the creation of voluntary outdoor recreation and trail maintenance pins and patches, their administration, sale and distribution, the fee therefor, and other matters relating to such voluntary pins and patches.

2. The department shall prepare or cause to be prepared voluntary outdoor recreation and trail maintenance pins and patches and furnish such pins and patches annually to license issuing agents and officers for sale and issuance in the same manner as licenses and other types of pins and patches.  The purchase of such pins and patches shall be voluntary and need not be possessed in order to participate in outdoor recreational activities.