Title NAV, Navigation

§ 32-b. Lights upon swing bridges. A corporation, company, or\nindividual, owning, maintaining or operating a swing bridge across the\nHudson river, who during the navigation season between sundown and\nsunrise, neglects to keep and maintain upon every such bridge the lights\nre…

§ 32-c. Interfering with navigation. A person who throws, or causes,\nor permits to be thrown, from any boat, scow, or other vessel, or in any\nother manner, into the tidewaters bordering on or lying within the\nboundaries of Nassau and Suffolk counties or any of the navigable w…

§ 32-d. Dumping or depositing of certain materials in the Genesee\nriver. Except as specifically authority by law, no person shall dump or\ndeposit, or allow to be dumped or deposited, logs, lumber, timber,\nfabricated wood products or wood debris in the Genesee river which may\…

§ 32-e. Restriction and regulation of structures in certain towns and\nvillages in the county of Niagara. The local legislative body of the\ntowns of Lewiston and Porter and the villages of Youngstown and Lewiston\nfor the purpose of responsible shoreline management, may adopt, …

§ 33. Deposit of refuse in navigable waters of the state. No person\nshall drain, deposit or cast any dead animal, carrion, offal, excrement,\ngarbage or other putrid or offensive matter into the navigable waters of\nthe state or any tidewaters bordering on or lying within the b…

§ 33-a. Sanitary facilities aboard craft on Lake George, Canandaigua\nLake, Keuka Lake, Skaneateles Lake and on Greenwood Lake, Orange county.\nIt shall be unlawful for any owner or operator or for a marina or other\nbusiness to launch, moor, dock or operate any craft, or permit…

§ 33-b. Dumping or depositing trash and other debris in Chautauqua\nlake and its tributaries; ice fishing shanties on lakes within the state\nof New York; identification of duck blinds. Any person who dumps,\ndeposits or allows or causes to be dumped or deposited in any manner a…

§ 33-c. Regulating disposal of sewage; littering of waterways. 1. As\nused in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n (a) The term "watercraft" means any contrivance used or capable of\nbeing used for navigation upon water whether or not capable of\nself-…

§ 33-d. Sanitary facilities aboard crafts on Lake Champlain. It shall\nbe unlawful for any owner or operator of any craft upon Lake Champlain,\nits tributaries or outlets, to operate any craft equipped with a marine\ntoilet which in any manner discharges sewage into the waters o…

§ 33-e. Marine sanitation devices aboard vessels in vessel waste\nno-discharge zones. 1. Any waters of the state of which the commissioner\nhas received an affirmative determination regarding the adequate\navailability of marine sanitation device pump-out or dump station\nfacili…

§ 34. Regattas. The commissioner may authorize the holding of regattas\nor boat races on any navigable waters of the state within his\njurisdiction. He shall adopt and may, from time to time, amend\nregulations concerning the safety of vessels and the passengers and\nother perso…

§ 34-a. Permits for racing shell regattas not required. Nothing\ncontained in section thirty-four of this chapter or in any other general\nor special law shall be deemed or construed as requiring any permit or\npermission to hold a regatta or race of rowing shells by any educati…

§ 35. Aids to navigation. The commissioner may authorize, through the\nissuance of a revocable permit, the placing of aids to navigation in the\nnavigable waters of the state, and any tidewaters bordering on or lying\nwithin the boundaries of Nassau and Suffolk counties, to mark…

§ 35-a. Floating objects other than aids to navigation. 1. The\ncommissioner may authorize, through the issuance of a revocable permit,\nthe placing in the navigable waters of the state, of mooring buoys,\nbathing beach markers, swimming floats, speed zone markers, or any other\…

§ 35-b. Markers for skin or scuba divers. 1. The commissioner is\nhereby authorized to make rules and regulations requiring the use of a\nred flag with a diagonal white bar to be displayed on the water or from\na boat by skin divers or scuba divers which would indicate underwate…

§ 35-c. Real time and wind water level telemetry system. 1.\nEstablishment of system. The seceretary of state shall arrange for the\nestablishment of a real time and wind water level telemetry system to\ninform and assist users of the harbors and waterways of the state.\n 2. Gen…

§ 35-d. Aquatic invasive species signs at public boat launches. 1. The\ndepartment of environmental conservation shall design and establish\nuniversal signage which may be posted at any access point to the\nnavigable waters of the state relating to the threat and mitigation of\n…

§ 36. Removal of unauthorized floating object. No unattended floating\nobject shall be anchored within the navigable waters of the state for\nany purpose, except as same may be authorized under the United States\nlaws, rules and regulations or by section thirty-five and thirty-f…

§ 37. Public use of privately owned navigable waters. The provisions\nof this chapter shall apply to privately owned navigable waters to which\nthe public has or is granted access, for compensation or otherwise, for\nboating, bathing, swimming or other recreational uses or purpo…

§ 38. Lake George water levels. Any dam or other similar structure so\nlocated in the outlet of Lake George as to affect the water levels of\nthe lake shall, with due allowance for fluctuations due to natural\ncauses or to emergencies and for a reasonable use of water for power …

§ 39. Motor boat regulation on Lake George. 1. Definitions. The term\n"motor boat" shall be deemed to mean and include a mechanically\npropelled vessel having a source of power other than propulsion by wind\npropelled sail or human propelled oar or paddle. The term shall also\ni…

§ 39-a. Motor boat regulation on Lake Colby. 1. The term "motor boat"\nshall mean and include a mechanically propelled vessel having a source\nof power in excess of ten horsepower other than propulsion by wind\npropelled sail or human propelled oar or paddle. Such term shall als…

* § 39-b. Motor boat regulation on Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary.\n1. The term "motor boat" shall mean and include a mechanically propelled\nvessel having a source of power other than propulsion by wind propelled\nsail or human propelled oar or paddle. The term shall also i…

§ 40. Equipment. Equipment required herein shall be carried on every\nvessel except as otherwise provided, while underway, or at anchor with\nany person aboard, while on the navigable waters of the state and any\ntidewaters bordering on or lying within the boundaries of Nassau a…

§ 40-a. Manufacture and sale of outboard motors. No outboard motor\nmanufactured after January first, nineteen hundred eighty shall be sold\nor offered for commercial sale by a dealer in this state unless such\nmotor shall have permanently engraved thereon by the manufacturer an…

§ 40-b. Sale and use of tributyltin paint. 1. No person shall sell or\noffer to sell quick release tributyltin antifoulant bottom paints after\nJanuary first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight. For purposes of this\nsection, "quick release" shall mean a release rate of greater than …

§ 41. Pilot rules. The following rules shall be observed on all\nmechanically propelled vessels on the navigable waters of the state and\nall tidewaters bordering on or lying within the boundaries of Nassau and\nSuffolk counties: 1. Signals. The signals for passing, by the blowi…

§ 42. Searchlights; unlawful to flash. Any licensed master, pilot,\njoint pilot and engineer or operator, who shall flash or cause to be\nflashed, the rays of a searchlight into the pilot house or into the eyes\nof the master, pilot, or operator of an approaching vessel shall be…

§ 42-a. Tow-chains. Any person, for a fee, who operates a boat or\nvessel, and who pilots, offers to pilot, tows or offers to tow any other\nboat or vessel, must remove completely from the water any rope or chain\nor other tool or device used to connect the boats or vessels for …

§ 43. Lights to be displayed. 1. Vessels classified. For the\napplication of this section vessels shall be divided into classes as\nfollows:\n Class A. Less than sixteen feet in length.\n Class 1. Sixteen feet or over and less than twenty-six feet in length.\n Class 2. Twenty-si…

§ 43-a. Use of digital billboards. 1. All vessels shall be prohibited\nfrom operating, anchoring or mooring in the navigable waters of the\nstate while operating a digital billboard or other type of billboard\nthat uses flashing, intermittent or moving lights.\n 2. As used in th…

§ 44. Noise levels on pleasure vessels. 1. The provisions of this\nsection shall apply to the navigable waters of the state including all\ntidewaters bordering on and lying within the boundaries of Nassau and\nSuffolk counties.\n 2. (a) No person shall operate or give permission…

§ 45. Reckless operation of a vessel; speed. 1. (a) Every master or\noperator of a vessel shall at all times navigate the same in a careful\nand prudent manner in such a way as not to unreasonably interfere with\nthe free and proper use of the navigable waters of the state and a…

§ 45-a. Beaching a disabled water craft. Except in an emergency, it\nshall not be lawful to intentionally beach or abandon any vessel, ship,\nboat or other water craft on underwater lands of navigable waters of the\nstate surrounding Richmond county, without the permission of th…

§ 45-aa. Special provisions relating to reckless operation and speed\non Canandaigua lake; Keuka lake. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions\nof this chapter or any inconsistent local laws (a) every pleasure vessel\noperated on Canandaigua lake, which is bordered by Ontario an…

§ 45-aaa. Special provisions relating to speed on Irondequoit bay. 1.\nNo vessel shall be operated on Irondequoit bay, which is located within\nMonroe county, at a speed exceeding twenty-five miles per hour unless\nsuch vessel is being operated for the purpose of enabling a pers…

* § 45-aaaa. Special provisions relating to reckless operation and\nspeed on Greenwood Lake. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this\nchapter or any inconsistent local laws (a) every pleasure vessel\noperated on Greenwood Lake within Orange county, shall be operated in a…

* § 45-aaaa. Special provisions relating to speed on Sodus Bay. 1. No\nvessel shall be operated within that area of the Sodus Bay Channel and\nSodus Bay bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the Sodus outer\nlight at the north-westerly most point of the west breakwall o…

§ 45-aaaaa. Special provisions relating to reckless operation and\nspeed on Lake Alice. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this\nchapter or any inconsistent local laws (a) every pleasure vessel\noperated on Lake Alice within Orleans county, shall be operated in a\ncarefu…

* § 45-aaaaaa. Special provisions relating to noise and speed on\nLamoka Lake and Waneta Lake. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of\nthis chapter or any inconsistent local laws, every pleasure vessel\noperated on Lamoka Lake, located in Schuyler county, or Waneta Lake,\nlo…

* § 45-aaaaaa. Special provisions relating to reckless operation,\nnoise and speed on the Fulton Chain of Lakes. 1. Notwithstanding any\nother provisions of this chapter or any inconsistent local laws (a)\nevery pleasure vessel operated on the Fulton Chain of Lakes, consisting\n…

§ 45-b. Regulation of beaches. Except when prohibited by reason of the\nlaws of the United States, the board of trustees of a village may adopt,\namend and enforce rules and regulations not inconsistent with law, with\nrespect to regulating the use of beaches in or adjacent to t…

§ 45-c. Special provisions relating to reckless operation and speed on\nConesus lake. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or\nany inconsistent local laws (a) every pleasure vessel operated on\nConesus lake within the county of Livingston, shall be operated in…

§ 45-cc. Reckless operation and speed on the canal system. 1.\nNotwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or any inconsistent\nlocal laws, every vessel operated on the canal system, as defined in\nsubdivision one of section two of the canal law, shall be operated in a\…

§ 45-d. Special provisions relating to speed at Crooke's Point in\nGreat Kills Harbor. 1. No vessel shall be operated in Great Kills Harbor\nextending beyond the Crooke's Point Jetty to the lighted buoy at the\nHarbor's entrance, within one hundred feet of the shore, a dock, pie…

§ 46. Vessel regulation zone. 1. (a) The board of supervisors or other\nlegislative governing body of a county, or, should no action on the\nmatter be taken by such board or body, the governing body of a city or\nincorporated village, by a three-quarters vote of its members, may…

§ 46-a. Regulations of vessels. (1) The local legislative body of a\ncity or the board of trustees of a village may adopt, amend and enforce\nlocal laws, rules and regulations not inconsistent with the laws of this\nstate or the United States, with respect to:\n a. Regulating th…

§ 46-aa. Special provisions relating to speed on lakes in Chautauqua\ncounty. 1. The county legislature of the county of Chautauqua may adopt,\namend and enforce local laws, rules and regulations not inconsistent\nwith the laws of this state or the United States, with respect to…

§ 46-aaa. Special provisions relating to reckless operation and speed\non certain lakes in Hamilton county. 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovisions of this chapter or any inconsistent local laws (a) every\npleasure vessel operated on Blue Mountain lake, Eagle lake, Indian lake,…

§ 46-aaaa. Special provisions relating to speed on Cuba lake. 1.\nNotwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or any inconsistent\nlocal laws, every pleasure vessel operated on Cuba lake, located in the\ntowns of Cuba, Allegany county and Ischua, Cattaraugus county, sha…