NY Nav L § 46 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 1 - Vessels, General 46 - Vessel Regulation Zone.

§ 46. Vessel regulation zone. 1. (a) The board of supervisors or other legislative  governing  body  of  a  county, or, should no action on the matter be taken by such board or body, the governing body of a  city  or incorporated  village,  by  a  three-quarters  vote  of its members, may establish a vessel regulation zone and within the limitations prescribed by this chapter, adopt regulations for the use of a lake or  part  of  a lake  or  other body of water within the county, or in case of a city or incorporated village of the part of said waters adjacent thereto, if  it shall  deem that such establishment of a zone will promote the safety of the people and be  for  the  best  interests  of  the  county,  city  or incorporated village.  (b)  The  governing  body  of  a  city  or  incorporated village, by a three-quarters vote of its members, may establish a personal  watercraft and  specialty  prop-craft  regulation  zone  and within the limitations prescribed by this chapter, adopt regulations for the use of a  lake  or part  of  a  lake  or  other  body  of  water  adjacent  to such city or incorporated village, if it shall deem that such establishment of a zone will promote the safety of the people and be for the best  interests  of the  city  or  incorporated village. With respect to personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft, such regulations may include a prohibition  of their use provided such prohibition does not prevent access to federally maintained and designated navigation channels.   2.  Before  any such zone shall be established, a public hearing shall be held before  the  members  of  the  board  of  supervisors  or  other legislative  governing  body  of the county or the governing body of the city or  incorporated  village,  or  a  committee  designated  for  that purpose, upon not less than thirty days notice of such hearing published in  at  least two newspapers having general circulation in the territory affected.  Such notice will specify the time and place of  hearing,  the limits  of the proposed zone which shall not exceed fifteen hundred feet from the shore line at low water mark of the body  of  water  where  the zone  is  to  be established and the regulations proposed to be adopted. Following such hearing the  committee  shall  report  to  the  board  of supervisors,  or  other  legislative governing body of the county or the governing body of the city or incorporated village, and  such  board  or governing  body  may  adopt  the  limits  of  the  proposed zone and its regulations. It shall  be  the  duty  of  the  clerk  of  the  board  of supervisors,  or  other  legislative governing body of the county or the clerk of the governing body of  the  city  or  incorporated  village  to promptly  file  a  certified  copy of such established vessel regulation zone and regulations adopted in the office of the clerk  of  the  county wherein such zone is established.   3.   When  such  regulation  zones  are  established  there  shall  be constructed by the county, city  or  incorporated  village  establishing same,  on the shore near each boundary, a signboard facing the water and bearing thereon in large letters "VESSEL REGULATION ZONE" with the  rate of  speed  limited in that area and/or such other restrictions as may be adopted.   Such signboard shall be  conspicuously  placed.  Any  expense incurred  in the formation or operation of the zone or district shall be a county, city or incorporated village charge and shall be paid  for  in the same manner as other charges against such political units.   4. Any person violating any of the regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions  of  this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in section seventy-three-b of this article. The  provisions of  this  section shall not apply to any vessel while actually competing in a duly authorized regatta as provided in section thirty-four of  this chapter,  and  provided  due  written notice of the date of such race or  regatta has been filed with the clerk of the county wherein such  vessel regulation zone has been established.   5.  It  shall  be  the  duty of all peace officers, acting pursuant to their  special  duties,  police  officers   and   traveling   navigation inspectors, to enforce the provisions of this section.