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NY Nav L § 64-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 2 - Public Vessels 64-A - Suspension and Revocation of Licenses.

§ 64-a. Suspension  and  revocation  of licenses. 1. The inspector may   suspend or revoke any license of master, pilot, engineer or joint  pilot   and  engineer,  issued  pursuant to the provisions of this article, upon   satisfactory  proof   of   recklessness,   carelessness,   intemperance,   incompetence,  wilful  dereliction of duty or wilful disobedience of any   rule or regulation duly made and promulgated by the commissioner.2. It shall  be  the  duty  of  the  inspector  to  receive  and  make   determination  on  complaints  duly  made in writing against any master,   pilot, engineer, or joint pilot and engineer licensed  pursuant  to  the   provisions  of  this  article  where it appears that the license of such   person may be subject to suspension or revocation under this section.3. Before any person shall be proceeded against on any  complaint  and   before  any  license  may  be revoked or suspended, such person shall be   notified, in writing, signed by the  inspector,  to  appear  before  the   inspector.  Such  notice  shall specify the nature and substance of such   complaint and shall be served personally at least five days  before  the   time  fixed  for  appearance. The inspector may postpone or adjourn such   hearing from time to time.4. The  inspector,  at  the  request  of  either  the  complaining  or   defending  party,  shall  issue  subpoenas  to  compel the attendance of   witnesses before the inspector in all cases which  he  is  empowered  to   hear  and  determine  under this article. The inspector shall examine on   oath, to be  administered  by  him,  all  such  witnesses.  Each  person   subpoenaed  as  a witness shall be entitled to the same witness fees and   be subject to the same penalties and punishments  for  disobedience,  or   for  false  testimony, as would apply in a civil suit at law, in a court   of record.5. Whenever the license of any master, pilot, engineer or joint  pilot   and  engineer  is suspended or revoked he shall forthwith deliver up his   license to the inspector. The inspector shall retain any such  suspended   license  until  the time of suspension shall expire. Any such person who   shall refuse to deliver up such suspended or revoked  license  shall  be   subject  to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each day following such   refusal.
NY Nav L § 65 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 2 - Public Vessels 65 - Fees for Vessel Inspections and for the Issuance of Licenses.

§ 65.  Fees  for  vessel inspections and for the issuance of licenses.   The owner of a public vessel, inspected and licensed as provided in this   chapter, shall pay to the inspector, for each vessel not over  ten  tons   burden,  twenty  dollars;  for  each vessel over ten and not over twenty   tons burden, thirty dollars; for each vessel over twenty  and  not  over   fifty  tons  burden,  forty  dollars; for each vessel over fifty and not   over one hundred tons burden, fifty dollars; and for  each  vessel  over   one  hundred  tons burden, one hundred dollars. Each person licensed, as   provided for in this chapter, shall pay twenty dollars for each original   license and ten dollars for each renewal thereof. All moneys received by   the office for examinations, licenses or renewals of licenses, shall  be   deposited into the "I love NY waterways" boating safety fund established   pursuant to section ninety-seven-nn of the state finance law.
NY Nav L § 66 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 2 - Public Vessels 66 - Inflammable or Explosive Articles Prohibited.

§ 66. Inflammable  or  explosive articles prohibited. 1. No loose hay,   loose cotton, or loose hemp, camphene, nitro-glycerine, naptha, benzine,   benzol, coal-oil, crude petroleum or other like explosive burning fluids   or dangerous articles, shall be carried as freight or used as stores  on   any  public  vessel  carrying  passengers  licensed  under this chapter,   except that refined petroleum which will not ignite at a temperature  of   less  than  one hundred and ten degrees Fahrenheit may be carried on the   main deck of any public vessel, provided the barrels or cases containing   such oil are fully covered with a tarpaulin. But nothing in this section   shall be construed to prevent any vessel utilizing petroleum,  petroleum   products  or  other  mineral  oils  as  a  source  of motive power, from   carrying for its own use, in reasonable quantities, petroleum, petroleum   products and  oils  in  metal  tanks,  properly  protected,  vented  and   located,  such tanks, their piping, equipment and manner of installation   to be subject to the approval of the inspector, and such  approval  when   given  shall be indorsed on the certificate of inspection issued to such   vessel,  nor  shall  the  provisions  of  this  section   prohibit   the   transportation  by  vessels of gasoline or other petroleum products when   carried in the tanks of  motor  vehicles  using  gasoline  or  petroleum   products  as  a  source  of motive power, provided that all fire in such   vehicles shall be extinguished and  their  engines  and  motors  stopped   immediately  after  boarding  such vessels, and no fire shall be lighted   nor the  engine  or  motor  of  such  vehicle  shall  be  started  until   immediately before such vehicle shall leave the vessel.2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the operator of any marina providing   facilities for sale of fuel to vessels, to maintain fuel  pumps  on  the   premises unless equipped as may be necessary for the arresting of static   electricity.  All  motors  and  generators  on the vessel being refueled   shall be turned off during the refueling process.A violation of the provisions  of  this  section  shall  constitute  a   violation  punishable  as  set  forth in section seventy-three-c of this   article.
NY Nav L § 68 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 2 - Public Vessels 68 - Investigations by Inspector; Penalties; Reports.

§ 68. Investigations  by  inspector; penalties; reports. The inspector   upon  order  or  pursuant  to  direction  of  the   commissioner   shall   investigate  all  violations and charges of violations of the provisions   of this article which are  applicable  to  public  vessels.  Should  the   investigations  disclose  that  a  person  has  sustained  bodily injury   through accident caused as the direct result of any such  violation,  he   shall  file  with  the  district  attorney  of  the county in which such   violation occurred, a statement of the  nature  of  the  violation,  the   injury  sustained  and  the  names  of  the  persons involved and of the   witnesses thereto. Any master, owner, or other person violating  any  of   such  provisions, in addition to any other punishment prescribed by this   chapter or other law, shall forfeit to the people of the state a sum  of   not  less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars to be fixed   by the court or justice for each  and  every  offense;  every  violation   shall  be  a separate and distinct offense, and, in case of a continuing   violation, every day's continuance thereof  shall  be  deemed  to  be  a   separate and distinct offense.
NY Nav L § 69 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 2 - Public Vessels 69 - Seizure of Public Vessels.

§ 69. Seizure  of  public  vessels.  Whenever the inspector shall find   after investigation or have reasonable cause to believe that any  public   vessel  is  being  operated  in  contravention of the provisions of this   article, or is being operated by an unlicensed person by  and  with  the   consent  of  the  owner,  he may seize and impound such vessel until the   termination of the action against  the  owner  to  recover  the  penalty   therefor  and  thereafter  until  the  penalty  imposed  by the court or   justice has been paid. Such seizure and impoundment of any public vessel   by the inspector shall be at the owner's risk. Within fifteen days after   the entry of judgment by the court or justice, the inspector may, unless   the judgment be sooner paid and in lieu of proceeding by body execution,   sell the public vessel so impounded at public sale upon  notice  to  the   owner.  Notice  of  the sale, specifying the date, place and hour of the   sale shall be served upon the owner of the public vessel  personally  or   by  registered  mail  addressed  to  him  at  his last known post-office   address, and published not less than  ten  days  before  the  sale.  The   publication of notice of sale shall be made in a newspaper or newspapers   designated  by the commissioner having general circulation in the county   where the public vessel was seized and impounded.  The proceeds of  sale   shall  first  be applied in payment of the judgment and expenses of sale   and the remainder shall be paid to the owner of  the  public  vessel  or   other person lawfully entitled thereto. If the commissioner is unable to   determine  by reasonable investigation the person or persons entitled to   the remainder of the proceeds of sale, he may deposit the same with  the   supreme  court  in  the  third judicial district for final determination   thereon.
NY Nav L § 70 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 2-A - Petroleum-Bearing Vessels 70 - Minimum Conditions for Petroleum-Bearing Vessels in Certain Areas; Tanker-Avoidance Zones.

§ 70. Minimum  conditions  for  petroleum-bearing  vessels  in certain areas; tanker-avoidance zones.  1.  The  commissioner  of  environmental conservation  in consultation with the petroleum-bearing vessel advisory commission established in  section  seventy-one  of  this  article,  the United  States  Coast  Guard,  the  board of commissioners of pilots and appropriate  officials  of  any  state  or   country   with   concurrent jurisdiction over water bodies which might be affected, through rule and regulation may establish standards setting forth:  (a)  the  minimum  conditions under which petroleum-bearing vessels as defined in section one hundred seventy-two of this chapter may enter  or move upon the navigable waters of the state and any tidewaters bordering on  or  lying within the boundaries of Nassau and Suffolk counties. Such conditions may include, but not be limited to, visibility, the tide  and wind conditions and weather; and  (b)  the  minimum conditions under which petroleum-bearing vessels may enter or leave any major facility, port or harbor. Such  conditions  may include, but not be limited to, visibility, the tide and wind conditions and weather.   2. The commissioner of environmental conservation may, in consultation with  the  petroleum-bearing  vessel  advisory commission established in section seventy-one of this article, the United States Coast Guard,  the board  of commissioners of pilots and appropriate officials of any state or country with concurrent jurisdiction over water bodies which might be affected, establish tanker-avoidance zones, where it shall  be  unlawful for   petroleum-bearing  vessels  as  defined  in  section  one  hundred seventy-two of this chapter, to enter or move upon the navigable  waters of  the  state  or  any  tidewaters  bordering  on  or  lying within the boundaries of Nassau and Suffolk counties.
NY Nav L § 70-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 2-A - Petroleum-Bearing Vessels 70-A - Minimum Conditions for Petroleum-Bearing Vessels on the Hudson River; Tanker-Avoidance Zones.

§ 70-a. Minimum conditions for petroleum-bearing vessels on the Hudson river;  tanker-avoidance  zones.  1.  The  commissioner of environmental conservation in consultation with the United  States  Coast  Guard,  the board  of commissioners of pilots, the department of state, at least one licensed Hudson river pilot and appropriate officials of any state which might be affected, may establish guidelines setting forth:  (a) the minimum conditions under which  petroleum-bearing  vessels  as defined  in section one hundred seventy-two of this chapter may enter or move upon the navigable waters of the Hudson river. Such conditions  may include,  but  not be limited to: (i) visibility; (ii) the tide and wind conditions; and (iii) weather;  (b) the minimum conditions under which petroleum-bearing  vessels  may enter  or  leave  any  major  facility,  port or harbor along the Hudson river. Such conditions may include, but  are  not  be  limited  to:  (i) visibility; (ii) the tide and wind conditions; and (iii) weather;  (c)  the  establishment  of  tanker-avoidance zones, where it shall be unlawful for petroleum-bearing vessels as defined in section one hundred seventy-two of this chapter, to enter, move or anchor upon the navigable waters of the Hudson river, except in cases  of  great  emergency.  Such tanker-avoidance  zones  may  be  based  upon physical and environmental conditions which may include, but are not limited to:  (i)  navigational hazards;   (ii)   environmental   conditions;  (iii)  the  existence  of designated  significant  coastal  fish  and  wildlife   habitats;   (iv) proximity  to  waterfront  communities;  (v) disproportionate impacts on communities;  and  (vi)  federally  or  state  identified  environmental remediation  sites;  and may consider an affected community's waterfront revitalization plan or comprehensive plan and the environmental  justice communities impacts.   2.   The   commissioner   of   environmental   conservation  following consultation  with  the  United  States  Coast  Guard,  the   board   of commissioners  of  pilots, the department of state, the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, at least one licensed Hudson river pilot and appropriate officials of any state which  might  be  affected, shall  submit  a  report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly within one hundred  twenty  days of  the  effective  date  of  this  section regarding recommendations on plans, policies and programs affecting petroleum-bearing vessels on  the navigable  waters  of  the  Hudson  river,  as  well  as on any proposed rulemaking from the United States Coast Guard  which  would  impact  the Hudson river.
NY Nav L § 71 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 2-A - Petroleum-Bearing Vessels 71 - Petroleum-Bearing Vessel Advisory Commission.

§ 71. Petroleum-bearing vessel advisory commission. 1. Creation of the petroleum-bearing  vessel  advisory  commission.    The  commissioner of environmental conservation shall establish  a  petroleum-bearing  vessel advisory  commission  to  make  recommendations  on  plans, policies and programs affecting petroleum-bearing vessels. Such  advisory  commission shall  be  composed of nine members to be appointed by the commissioner. The chairperson shall be designated by the commissioner of environmental conservation. All members of the commission shall have knowledge of  and experience in the pilotage of commercial vessels. At least three members shall  be  licensed  pilots  by  the state of New York, and at least two members shall be pilots licensed by states contiguous to New York or  by Canada  and  at least two members shall be experienced in the navigation and pilotage of tug boats and petroleum-bearing barges. Appointments  to the  advisory  commission  shall  be made no later than the first day of January next succeeding the date on which this section will have  become a law.   2.  Meetings of the advisory commission. The advisory commission shall meet at least annually.   3. Duties of the advisory commission. The  advisory  commission  shall have the following powers and duties:  (a)  to  advise  the  commissioner  of  environmental  conservation in establishing minimum conditions for petroleum-bearing vessels in certain waters, pursuant to section seventy of this article.  (b) to  advise  the  commissioner  of  environmental  conservation  in establishing tanker-avoidance zones, pursuant to section seventy of this article.   4.  Term  of appointment. All members of the advisory commission shall serve terms of three years.   5. State assistance. The commissioner  of  environmental  conservation and  all  state  agencies  shall  make  any  and  all  documents readily available to the advisory commission which are needed  to  properly  and thoroughly   carry   out   its  responsibilities.  The  commissioner  of environmental conservation shall also make  available  to  the  advisory commission  such  staff  assistance  reasonably  necessary  to allow the advisory commission to carry out its duties and responsibilities.
NY Nav L § 71-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 3 - Pleasure Vessels 71-D - Liveries; Safety Regulations; Penalty.

§ 71-d. Liveries;  safety  regulations; penalty. 1. No livery operator shall knowingly lease, hire or rent a vessel to any person:  (a) When the number of persons  using  the  vessel  shall  exceed  the number  deemed  to  constitute  a  maximum  safety load for said vessel, according to its capacity plate or industry-accepted standards.  (b) When the manufacturer's rated horsepower of the motor exceeds  the capacity of the vessel, making the vessel unsafe to operate.  (c)  When  the  vessel  does not contain the equipment required by its respective class, as provided by section forty.   1-a. Notwithstanding subdivision one of  section  forty-nine  of  this article,  a  livery  may  lease,  hire  or rent a mechanically propelled vessel, except a personal water craft or  specialty  prop  craft,  to  a person who is not the holder of a boating safety certificate if:  (a) the person is eighteen years or older;  (b) the operator of such livery or his or her designated agent, is the holder  of a boating safety certificate, and prior to permitting the use by such person of the vessel explains and demonstrates to such person by video or actual in water demonstration the operation of such vessel, and the use and location of such vessel's safety equipment;  (c) such person, after receiving  the  explanation  and  demonstration required  pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivision, demonstrates to the livery operator  or  the  livery  operator's  designated  agent  the ability to operate such vessel and use the applicable safety equipment;  (d)  such  person  presents genuine proof of identification and age to the livery operator;  (e) the livery operator or the livery operator's designated agent,  at the  time of the leasing, hiring, or renting, records the name, address, and age of the operator of the leased,  hired  or  rented  vessel.  Such records shall be maintained for a period of not less than one year; and  (f) the vessel is not leased, hired or rented to the same person for a period exceeding sixty days.   2. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be guilty of a violation  punishable  by  a  fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars.
NY Nav L § 72 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 3 - Pleasure Vessels 72 - Operation of Pleasure Vessels on Round Island Lake, Orange County.

§ 72. Operation  of  pleasure  vessels  on  Round  Island lake, Orange   county. Pleasure vessels as  defined  in  this  chapter,  equipped  with   detachable  outboard  motors or permanent inboard motors, except vessels   propelled by electric motors of not over  one-fourth  rated  horsepower,   shall  not  be  operated at any time on the waters of Round Island lake,   Orange county.
NY Nav L § 72-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 3 - Pleasure Vessels 72-A - Operation of Vessels on the Inland Waters of Chautauqua County.

§ 72-a. Operation  of  vessels  on  the  inland  waters  of Chautauqua   county. No water craft shall pass the stern of a  boat  being  used  for   trolling  less  than two hundred feet from the stern of such boat on the   inland lakes of Chautauqua county.
NY Nav L § 73-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 3-A - Penalties 73-B - Misdemeanors.

§ 73-b. Misdemeanors. Every person convicted of a misdemeanor pursuant   to  any  of  the provisions of this chapter for which another penalty is   not provided shall for a first conviction thereof be punished by a  fine   of not less than two hundred fifty nor more than five hundred dollars or   by a period of imprisonment of not more than thirty days or by both such   fine  and  imprisonment; for a conviction of a second violation, both of   which were committed within a period of twenty-four months, such  person   shall  be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than   one thousand five hundred dollars or by a period of imprisonment of  not   more  than  sixty  days  or  by  both such fine and imprisonment; upon a   conviction of a  third  or  subsequent  violation,  all  of  which  were   committed  within  a  period of twenty-four months, such person shall be   punished by a fine of not less than one thousand five hundred  nor  more   than two thousand five hundred dollars or by a period of imprisonment of   not  more  than  one  hundred  twenty  days  or  by  both  such fine and   imprisonment.
NY Nav L § 73-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 3-A - Penalties 73-C - Violations.

§ 73-c. Violations.  1.  Any person who violates any of the provisions   of this article or any local law, ordinance, order, rule  or  regulation   adopted  pursuant to this article, shall be guilty of a violation unless   such conduct is declared to be a misdemeanor or  a  felony  pursuant  to   this chapter or any other law of this state.2. Every person convicted of a violation for a violation of any of the   provisions  of  this  article  or  of  any  ordinance,  order,  rule  or   regulation adopted pursuant to this article for which another penalty is   not provided shall for a first conviction thereof be punished by a  fine   of  not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred fifty dollars or   by imprisonment for not more than seven days or by both  such  fine  and   imprisonment; for a conviction of a second violation, both of which were   committed  within  a  period of twenty-four months, such person shall be   punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty nor more than five   hundred dollars or by imprisonment of not more than fifteen days  or  by   both  such  fine  and  imprisonment;  upon  a  conviction for a third or   subsequent violation, all of which were committed  within  a  period  of   twenty-four  months, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less   than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by  imprisonment   for not more than thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
NY Nav L § 75 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 5 - Boating Safety Education 75 - Educational Program.

§ 75. Educational  program. In order to protect the public interest in   the prudent and equitable use of the waters of the state and enhance the   enjoyment of pleasure boating and other sports thereon, the commissioner   shall initiate and put into effect a comprehensive  educational  program   designed  to  advance boating safety, which provides for the training of   all boat operators in the safe operation of vessels  including  personal   watercraft and specialty prop-craft.
NY Nav L § 76 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 5 - Boating Safety Education 76 - Information.

§ 76. Information.  Such  program  shall  include  the preparation and   dissemination  of  water  safety  information   to   the   public,   and   particularly to the owners and operators of pleasure boats.
NY Nav L § 77 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 5 - Boating Safety Education 77 - Rules and Regulations.

§ 77. Rules  and  regulations.  The  commissioner  may  make rules and   regulations designed to result in the further knowledge  and  observance   of the principles of safe boat operation.