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NY Nav L § 32-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 32-E - Restriction and Regulation of Structures in Certain Towns and Villages in the County of Niagara.

§ 32-e. Restriction  and regulation of structures in certain towns and   villages in the county of Niagara. The local  legislative  body  of  the   towns of Lewiston and Porter and the villages of Youngstown and Lewiston   for  the  purpose  of responsible shoreline management, may adopt, amend   and enforce local laws, rules and regulations not inconsistent with  the   laws  of  this  state  or  of  the  United  States,  with respect to the   restriction and regulation of the manner of construction and location of   structures in the Niagara River within or bounding the towns of Lewiston   and Porter and the villages of Youngstown and Lewiston to a distance  of   one-half  the  width  of  the  river or up to the United States-Canadian   border. Structures may include boathouses, wharfs, piers, docks, jetties   or other types of structures which are non-permanent in nature or  which   are otherwise not subject to permit requirements.
NY Nav L § 33 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 33 - Deposit of Refuse in Navigable Waters of the State.

§ 33. Deposit  of  refuse  in navigable waters of the state. No person   shall drain, deposit or cast any dead animal, carrion, offal, excrement,   garbage or other putrid or offensive matter into the navigable waters of   the state or any tidewaters bordering on or lying within the  boundaries   of  Nassau and Suffolk counties, except as the same may be authorized by   the state department of health. Every person violating the provisions of   this  section  shall  upon  conviction  by  any   court   of   competent   jurisdiction  be  guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not to   exceed one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment  of  not  more  than  one   year,  or  by  both  such  fine and imprisonment for each offense.   The   district attorney of the county, in which the offense  is  committed  or   exists,  is  authorized  and  directed  to  prosecute  such  offender or   offenders.
NY Nav L § 33-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 33-A - Sanitary Facilities Aboard Craft on Lake George, Canandaigua Lake, Keuka Lake, Skaneateles Lake and on Greenwood Lake, Orange County.

§ 33-a. Sanitary  facilities  aboard craft on Lake George, Canandaigua   Lake, Keuka Lake, Skaneateles Lake and on Greenwood Lake, Orange county.   It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator or for a marina or  other   business  to  launch,  moor,  dock  or operate any craft, or permit such   launching, mooring or operating of any  craft  upon  Lake  George,  upon   Canandaigua  Lake,  upon  Keuka  Lake,  upon  Skaneateles Lake, and upon   Greenwood Lake, Orange county, their tributaries  or  outlets,  equipped   with  toilets, sinks, tubs, showers, or other equipment resulting in the   drainage of waste water or other sanitary facilities which in any manner   discharge into the waters of the lake, its tributaries  or  outlet.  All   such  toilets, sinks, tubs, showers, or other equipment resulting in the   drainage of waste water, or other sanitary facilities, shall be  removed   or sealed or made to drain into a tank or reservoir which can be carried   or  pumped  ashore  for  disposal  according to the regulations of local   boards of health or county and state health agencies. Failure to  comply   with  the  provisions  of  this  section  aboard  craft  on Lake George,   Canandaigua Lake, Keuka Lake, and on Greenwood Lake, Orange county shall   be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine  of  not  to  exceed  one  hundred   dollars,  or  by imprisonment of not more than one year, or by both such   fine and imprisonment. Failure to comply with  the  provisions  of  this   section  aboard  craft  on  Skaneateles  Lake  shall  be  a  misdemeanor   punishable by  a  fine  not  to  exceed  five  hundred  dollars,  or  by   imprisonment  of  not  more  than  one  year,  or  by both such fine and   imprisonment.
NY Nav L § 33-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 33-B - Dumping or Depositing Trash and Other Debris in Chautauqua Lake and Its Tributaries; Ice Fishing Shanties on Lakes Within the State of New York; Ident

§ 33-b. Dumping  or  depositing  trash  and other debris in Chautauqua   lake and its tributaries; ice fishing shanties on lakes within the state   of New York; identification  of  duck  blinds.  Any  person  who  dumps,   deposits or allows or causes to be dumped or deposited in any manner any   trash,  glass,  bottles,  garbage  or  any other debris in the waters of   Chautauqua lake or its tributaries, or  upon  the  shore  line  adjacent   thereto,  or upon the ice covering the waters of Chautauqua lake, or any   person  who  constructs,  moves,  places  or  causes  or  allows  to  be   constructed,  moved  or  placed  any structure upon the ice covering the   waters of lakes within the state of New York,  shall  be  guilty  of,  a   violation  punishable  by  a  fine of not to exceed one hundred dollars,   unless the person who constructs, moves, places or causes or  allows  to   be  constructed, moved or placed any structure upon the ice covering the   waters of lakes within the state of New York shall have  placed  thereon   with  paint  or  in some other permanent manner the owner's full name in   characters at least three inches high and his address in  a  contrasting   color  to  the  surrounding  structure,  and  provided  further the said   structure is removed not later than the fifteenth day of March  in  each   year or such other date as may be set by the department of environmental   conservation. Every duck blind, placed in the waters of lakes within the   state  of  New  York,  shall  have  prominently  placed thereon, in some   permanent manner, the owner's full name and address,  and  further  each   duck  blind  so placed shall be removed from the water no later than the   fifteenth day of March following its placement. The wilful failure of an   owner of a duck blind to affix such identification or remove it from the   water by the prescribed date shall subject said owner to a fine  of  one   hundred dollars.
NY Nav L § 33-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 33-D - Sanitary Facilities Aboard Crafts on Lake Champlain.

§ 33-d. Sanitary  facilities aboard crafts on Lake Champlain. It shall   be unlawful for any owner or operator of any craft upon Lake  Champlain,   its  tributaries or outlets, to operate any craft equipped with a marine   toilet which in any manner discharges sewage into  the  waters  of  said   lake,  its  tributaries or outlets. All marine toilets on any such craft   shall also incorporate or be equipped with a holding tank which  can  be   carried  or  pumped  ashore for disposal according to the regulations of   local boards of health or county or state health agencies.  Any  holding   tank designed so as to provide for an optional means of discharge to the   waters on which the craft is operating shall have the discharge openings   sealed  shut and any discharge lines, pipes or hoses shall be removed or   disconnected and stored while operating on the waters of said lake,  its   tributaries  or outlets.   Failure to comply with the provisions of this   section shall be a violation punishable by a  fine  not  to  exceed  two   hundred  fifty  dollars or by imprisonment of not more than fifteen days   or by both such fine and imprisonment.
NY Nav L § 34 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 34 - Regattas.

§ 34. Regattas. The commissioner may authorize the holding of regattas   or  boat  races  on  any  navigable  waters  of  the  state  within  his   jurisdiction.  He  shall  adopt  and  may,  from  time  to  time,  amend   regulations  concerning  the  safety  of  vessels and the passengers and   other persons thereon, either  observers  or  participants.  Whenever  a   regatta  or  boat race is proposed to be held on such waters, the person   in charge thereof, shall, at least fifteen days prior thereto,  file  an   application with the commissioner in his office at Albany for permission   to  hold  such regatta or boat race. The application shall set forth the   date and location where it is proposed to  hold  such  regatta  or  boat   races  and  it  shall  not  be  conducted  without  authorization of the   commissioner in writing. A copy of the regulations adopted  pursuant  to   this  section,  and  of  any  amendments  thereto, shall be filed in the   office of the commissioner and in the office of the department of state.   A copy of such regulations shall be furnished by the commissioner to any   person making due application therefor.   Any person who  shall  violate   any  regulation  adopted  pursuant  to this section shall for every such   violation forfeit to the people of the state the sum of  not  to  exceed   two hundred and fifty dollars to be recovered in a civil action.
NY Nav L § 34-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 34-A - Permits for Racing Shell Regattas Not Required.

§ 34-a. Permits  for  racing  shell  regattas  not  required.  Nothing   contained in section thirty-four of this chapter or in any other general   or special law shall be deemed or construed as requiring any  permit  or   permission to hold a regatta or race of rowing shells by any educational   institution  or  amateur  rowing organization in navigable waters of the   state. For the purpose of this section, a "racing shell" is  defined  to   mean  any  boat,  specially  designed for racing and propelled solely by   means of oars, not including lifeboats or standard  type  rowboats,  not   specifically  designed  for rowing races. Any educational institution or   amateur rowing organization, however, shall file with the commissioner a   notification of all races to be held, setting forth the dates, places, a   description of the course and the number of entrants in  each  race.  No   fee shall be charged for such filing.
NY Nav L § 35 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 35 - AIDS to Navigation.

§ 35. Aids  to navigation. The commissioner may authorize, through the   issuance of a revocable permit, the placing of aids to navigation in the   navigable waters of the state, and any tidewaters bordering on or  lying   within   the   boundaries  of  Nassau  and  Suffolk  counties,  to  mark   obstructions to navigation,  or  for  any  other  purpose,  if,  in  his   judgment, it will promote safety of navigation. Any person interested in   the  navigation of the navigable waters of the state, and any tidewaters   bordering on or lying  within  the  boundaries  of  Nassau  and  Suffolk   counties,  who  may  desire  to  place  such aids to navigation therein,   without expense to the state, may make application to  the  commissioner   and  submit  a  map  suitable  for  blue  print reproduction showing the   proposed location of  such  aids  to  navigation  and  their  color  and   meaning.  The commissioner shall make rules and regulations establishing   the size, shape, color and significance of such aids to navigation. When   authorization has been granted the said  aids  to  navigation  shall  be   deemed lawfully placed. If, in the judgment of the commissioner, aids to   navigation  authorized  by him are found to be improperly placed or that   the reason for their placement no  longer  exists,  he  may  revoke  the   permit  authorizing  their  placement  by  written  notice mailed to the   person to whom the permit was issued directing their  removal  within  a   specified  time.  The  person  to  whom  such  notice  is directed shall   thereupon  remove  the  aids  to  navigation  in  accordance  with  such   instructions. In case of failure by the person so directed to remove the   aids to navigation within the specified time, the commissioner may cause   their  removal.  The  cost and expense of such removal shall be a charge   against the person authorized to place the aids  to  navigation  and  it   shall   be   recoverable  through  action  in  any  court  of  competent   jurisdiction. Each aid to navigation lawfully placed  shall  bear  in  a   conspicuous place and in legible condition the letters "NYS". Any person   placing  such  designating  letters on an aid to navigation not lawfully   placed,  in  accordance  with  this  section,  shall  be  guilty  of   a   misdemeanor  and  upon  conviction  by a court of competent jurisdiction   shall be subject to a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars for each   and every offense. Any person who shall moor or fasten  a  vessel  to  a   lawfully  placed  aid  to navigation or shall wilfully damage, alter the   location of, or otherwise render ineffective a lawfully  placed  aid  to   navigation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction before a   court  of  competent jurisdiction shall be subject to a fine of not more   than fifty dollars for each and every offense.
NY Nav L § 35-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 35-A - Floating Objects Other Than AIDS to Navigation.

§ 35-a. Floating  objects  other  than  aids  to  navigation.  1.  The   commissioner may authorize, through the issuance of a revocable  permit,   the  placing  in  the  navigable  waters of the state, of mooring buoys,   bathing beach markers, swimming floats, speed zone markers, or any other   floating object having no navigational significance, if in  his  opinion   the placing of such floating object will not be a hazard to navigation.2. The commissioner is hereby authorized to make rules and regulations   for the issuance of such permits and he shall establish a uniform system   of marking all floating objects that he authorizes to be placed.3.  Adjacent upland owners may place one mooring buoy and one swimming   float of not more than one hundred square feet of surface area,  in  the   waters  adjacent  to  and  within  the  boundaries  of  their shoreline,   provided however, that no floating object and no vessel or part  thereof   which  is  secured  to a mooring buoy shall at any time extend more than   one hundred feet from shore and further provided that no floating object   may be placed in a navigable channel or in any location in which it will   interfere with free and  safe  navigation  or  free  access  to  another   person's  property.  The  commissioner shall have the right to remove or   alter the location of  any  such  buoy  or  float  in  the  interest  of   navigation.4.  The  commissioner  may,  by  rule, regulation, or order, designate   lakes, or areas within lakes, in which fishing buoys may be placed.  The   commissioner  shall  specify  the  size,  shape,  color  and material of   construction for such buoys, the manner of placing same and the type  of   ground  tackle  to  be  used.  No  fishing  buoys  may  be placed in the   navigable waters of the state except as specified by the commissioner in   rules and regulations authorized herein.5. The commissioner may prescribe a reasonable service charge to cover   the cost of issuance of permits authorized  by  this  section.  Revenues   from  such  service  charges  shall  be  deposited  into  the "I love NY   waterways"  boating  safety  fund  established   pursuant   to   section   ninety-seven-nn of the state finance law.6.  The  provisions  of  this  section which pertain to the mooring of   vessels shall not apply to areas in which local ordinances so pertaining   have been duly approved by the commissioner or in  which  areas  federal   laws  or  rules  and  regulations  regulate  the anchoring or mooring of   vessels.7. A violation of this section or the rules and regulations authorized   herein shall constitute an offense punishable by a fine of not to exceed   fifty dollars.
NY Nav L § 35-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 35-B - Markers for Skin or Scuba Divers.

§ 35-b. Markers  for  skin  or  scuba  divers.  1. The commissioner is   hereby authorized to make rules and regulations requiring the use  of  a   red  flag with a diagonal white bar to be displayed on the water or from   a boat by skin divers or scuba divers which  would  indicate  underwater   diving  and  significantly  mark  their  position  in  such  waters. The   commissioner shall specify the size, shape, material of construction and   manner of placing such markers.2. A violation of such rules and regulations so  established  pursuant   to  subdivision  one herein, shall constitute an offense punishable by a   fine not to exceed fifty dollars.
NY Nav L § 35-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 35-C - Real Time and Wind Water Level Telemetry System.

§ 35-c. Real   time   and   wind  water  level  telemetry  system.  1.   Establishment of system. The seceretary of state shall arrange  for  the   establishment  of  a  real time and wind water level telemetry system to   inform and assist users of the harbors and waterways of the state.2. General functions and powers. To provide for such a real  time  and   wind  water  level  telemetry system, the department of state shall have   the power, duty and authority:a. To  arrange  for  the  construction,  installation,  operation  and   maintenance  of  a  computerized information system based on water level   gauges and other remote sensing devices, starting from  lower  New  York   harbor  and the lower Hudson river to Haverstraw bay and the Albany area   and including the entrance to  Long  Island  sound  extending,  as  user   demand may warrant, to other ports and waterways of the state;b.  To  arrange  for  the  establishment  of  a schedule of fees to be   charged to actual users for the information provided from such a system,   adequate to amortize the  cost  of  installation  and  construction,  to   recover  the  annual  costs  of operation and maintenance and to collect   such fees; andc. To report annually to the  governor  and  the  legislature  on  the   operation   of  the  program  for  the  year  preceding  and  plans  and   recommendations for the future.3. Specific functions. To carry out this  program  the  department  of   state may:a.  Develop and promulgate orders, rules and regulations to effectuate   the purposes of this section;b. Contract with  public  or  private  organizations  to  perform  the   various  activities  required  by  this section, including construction,   operation,  maintenance,  collection  of  fees  and  monitoring  of  the   program;c.  Designate  employees  of  the  department  of  state  who shall be   empowered  to  examine  the  records  of  such  contractors  as  to  the   collection and expenditure of funds;d.  Apply  for,  accept  and  expend  any federal or other monies made   available for the purposes of this section;e. Require and receive assistance from any agency of the state or  any   political subdivision thereof in the furtherance of this program;f.  Act  as  the agent of the state, when required by this program, in   arranging cooperative agreements with other states and Canada; andg. Set up an advisory committee  of  experts  and  representatives  of   other public and private agencies to facilitate the program's execution.
NY Nav L § 35-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 35-D - Aquatic Invasive Species Signs at Public Boat Launches.

§ 35-d. Aquatic invasive species signs at public boat launches. 1. The   department  of  environmental  conservation  shall  design and establish   universal signage which may  be  posted  at  any  access  point  to  the   navigable  waters  of the state relating to the threat and mitigation of   aquatic invasive species, as  defined  in  subdivision  ten  of  section   9-1703  of  the  environmental  conservation  law,  in the waters of the   state. The department shall provide the universal signage on its website   in a downloadable format.2. Commencing within one year of the effective date of  this  section,   owners of each public boat launch shall conspicuously post the universal   sign of not less than eighteen inches by twenty-four inches, established   pursuant  to subdivision one of this section, at each public boat launch   in the state.
NY Nav L § 36 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 36 - Removal of Unauthorized Floating Object.

§ 36. Removal  of unauthorized floating object. No unattended floating   object shall be anchored within the navigable waters of  the  state  for   any  purpose,  except  as same may be authorized under the United States   laws, rules and regulations or by section thirty-five and  thirty-five-a   of  this  chapter  or by local ordinances as may be duly approved by the   commissioner. Any person finding such anchored object is  authorized  to   remove the same.
NY Nav L § 37 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 37 - Public Use of Privately Owned Navigable Waters.

§ 37. Public  use  of privately owned navigable waters. The provisions   of this chapter shall apply to privately owned navigable waters to which   the public has or is granted access, for compensation or otherwise,  for   boating, bathing, swimming or other recreational uses or purposes.
NY Nav L § 39 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State 39 - Motor Boat Regulation on Lake George.

§ 39. Motor  boat  regulation on Lake George. 1. Definitions. The term   "motor boat"  shall  be  deemed  to  mean  and  include  a  mechanically   propelled  vessel having a source of power other than propulsion by wind   propelled sail or human propelled oar or paddle.  The  term  shall  also   include  a  craft  temporarily or permanently equipped with a detachable   motor, commonly known as an "outboard" motor boat.2. No motor boat shall be operated in the stream and  marshland  south   of  the Dunham's Bay highway bridge (Route 9L) south of a point which is   approximately eighteen hundred feet south of the south side of the Route   9L Dunham's Bay highway bridge, at which point there will be anchored in   the water  two  large  floating  buoys  warning  that  motor  boats  are   prohibited beyond said point.3.  No  motor boat shall be operated in the stream and marshland south   of the point where 9L crosses the Warner Bay inlet  stream  south  of  a   point  which  is approximately one thousand feet south of the south side   of Route 9L at the center of its crossing  over  the  Warner  Bay  inlet   stream  at  which  point  there  will be anchored in the water two large   floating buoys warning that  motor  boats  are  prohibited  beyond  said   point.4.  No  motor  boat  shall  be  operated in the stream or marshland in   Harris Bay of Lake George south of Route 9L, and warning buoys shall  be   installed in the open water area south of Route 9L.5.  The  expense  attached  to the purchase of the buoys, mentioned in   subdivisions two, three and four of  this  section,  which  after  their   installation  shall become part of the Lake George buoyage system, shall   be payable from moneys available  therefor  by  appropriation  and  from   moneys, if any, contributed by persons, towns and counties interested.6.  Penalties for violations. A person violating any of the provisions   of this section shall be deemed guilty of a violation and punishable  by   a  fine of not more than fifty dollars or imprisonment for not more than   ten days or by both such fine and imprisonment.