(b) No person shall place live fish into the water bodies of the State, or possess, sell, offer for sale, barter, import or transport fish for purposes of placing them into water bodies of the State, unless such fish are accompanied by a fish health certification report issued within the previous 12 months, except:

1. (1) in the marine and coastal district, as defined in Environmental Conservation Law, section 13-0103; or
2. (2) pursuant to permit issued by the department in its discretion; or
3. (3) where a water body is contiguous with waters of another state or Province, live fish, except bait fish, taken from those waters outside of New York State, may be transported on the contiguous water across the state or Province boundary and may be released in the New York water body.