Wallach v. Town of Dryden
New York Court of Appeals
16 N.E.3d 1188 (N.Y. 2014)
Relevant factsFree
Norse Energy and Cooperstown Holstein (plaintiffs) acquired oil-and-gas leases in the towns of Dryden and Middlefield, which then enacted zoning ordinances outright prohibiting oil-and-gas development within their boundaries. The plaintiffs argued the state's OGSML preempted these local zoning bans, since the statute regulates oil and gas operations statewide.
IssueFree
Whether a town can ban oil and gas production activities within municipal boundaries through local zoning laws.
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