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NY Mult Res L § 258 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 7 - Non-Fireproof New Multiple Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 258 - Public Halls.

§ 258. Public halls. 1. Every public hall shall be everywhere at least   three feet in clear width.2.  Except  as  herein provided, every public hall shall be completely   enclosed with fireproof floor, ceiling and  walls,  and  separated  from   every  stair  by  fireproof partitions or walls, and all doors and their   assemblies  opening  therefrom  shall  be  fireproof,  with  the   doors   self-closing  and  without transoms. In a dwelling three stories or less   in height occupied by not more than four families on each story, or in a   permanently occupied dwelling or any section thereof two stories or less   in height, any such hall which furnishes access to only one  stair  need   not  be separated from such stair by any partition or door and the walls   of a public hall may be fire-retarded and the  floors  may  be  provided   with three inches or more of incombustible materials between the beams.3. Except in dwellings three stories or less in height and occupied by   two  families  or  less  on every story, every public hall shall have at   least one window opening directly upon a street or upon a lawful yard or   court. There shall be such a window at the end of such hall and at right   angles to its length, with an additional window in each  forty  feet  of   hall  or  fraction  thereof  beyond  the  first sixty feet from such end   window; or the hall shall  have  one  window  opening  directly  upon  a   street, yard or court, in every forty feet of the length of such hall or   fraction thereof measured from one end of the hall. Any part of a public   hall  that  is  shut  off  from any other part of such hall by a door or   doors shall be deemed a separate hall.4. The foregoing provisions of this section with  regard  to  lighting   and  ventilation  shall  not  apply  to a vestibule or other public hall   which serves as a means of access from one or  more  apartments  opening   thereon  to a fire-stair meeting the requirements of section two hundred   two if such vestibule or  public  hall  is  lighted  and  ventilated  as   required by sections one hundred nine and two hundred seven.
NY Mult Res L § 259 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 7 - Non-Fireproof New Multiple Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 259 - Cellar and Basement Stairs.

§  259. Cellar and basement stairs. A cellar or basement stair located   inside the dwelling shall be entirely enclosed with fireproof walls  and   be  provided, at all openings, with fireproof doors and assemblies, with   the doors self-closing, except that in any  dwelling  three  stories  or   less  in  height,  such  stair  may be enclosed with walls or partitions   constructed of fire-resistive materials.
NY Mult Res L § 260 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 7 - Non-Fireproof New Multiple Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 260 - One and Two-Story Frame Dwellings; Area Limitation.

§  260.  One  and two-story frame dwellings; area limitation.  A frame   dwelling not exceeding two stories in height erected pursuant  to  plans   filed  after April first, nineteen hundred fifty-nine, and containing an   area greater than three thousand square feet must, in  addition  to  any   other  applicable  provisions of this article, comply with the following   provisions:1. Fire-stopped partitions shall be constructed between apartments  in   such  dwelling so as to prevent the passage of fire, smoke or gases from   one apartment to another.2. No section of such dwelling shall contain more than three  thousand   square  feet.  Each  such  section  shall  be  separated  from all other   sections of the dwelling by fire walls of  masonry  or  other  materials   having  a  fire  resistive  rating  of at least two hours. Such wall (1)   shall be unpierced except for  openings  for  heat,  utility  and  other   service  lines  and  ducts  with such openings sealed with incombustible   materials (2) shall extend continuously from the  floor  of  the  lowest   level  of  the  dwelling,  to  at  least two feet above the level of the   finished roof and (3) be fire-stopped at floors and roof in such  manner   as  to  prevent  the  passage  of fire, smoke or gases between sections.   Where there is a peaked or sloped roof, such wall may terminate  at  the   top of the roof boards.
NY Mult Res L § 280 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 7 - Non-Fireproof New Multiple Dwellings Title 2 - Sanitation 280 - Water-Closets and Bathrooms.

§  280. Water-closets and bathrooms. The requirements for water-closet   compartments, bath and shower rooms shall be the  same  as  provided  in   section  two  hundred  fifteen for fireproof dwellings, except that each   required water-closet compartment, bath or shower room in  an  apartment   shall  be ventilated by a window opening to the outer air as provided in   section one hundred seventy-one.   Water-closet compartments,  bath  and   shower  rooms  which  are  supplementary  to  those  required  under the   provisions of sections one hundred seventy-one and two  hundred  fifteen   may  be  mechanically  or  gravity ventilated as provided in section one   hundred seventy-one.
NY Mun Home Rule L § 30 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHR - Municipal Home Rule Article 4 - Powers of Counties and Cities to Adopt Charters Part 1 - The County Charter Law 30 - Short Title.

§  30.  Short  title.  This  part  shall be known and may be cited and   referred to as the "county charter law."
NY Mun Home Rule L § 31 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHR - Municipal Home Rule Article 4 - Powers of Counties and Cities to Adopt Charters Part 1 - The County Charter Law 31 - Application.

§  31.  Application. This part shall apply to each county of the state   except a county in the city of New York.
NY Mun Home Rule L § 32 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHR - Municipal Home Rule Article 4 - Powers of Counties and Cities to Adopt Charters Part 1 - The County Charter Law 32 - Definitions.

§  32. Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following terms   shall mean and include:1. "Board of supervisors." The board of supervisors or other  elective   governing body of a county.2.  "Charter  law."  A  local  law  providing, amending or repealing a   county charter, or transferring a function or a duty pursuant to section   thirty-three-a of this chapter.3. "County." A county of the state except a county in the city of  New   York.4. "County charter." An alternative form of county government provided   in  accordance  with the constitution by act of the legislature or local   law.5. "Local law." A local law adopted by the board of supervisors  of  a   county  pursuant  to  this chapter or other statute generally empowering   the county to adopt local laws.
NY Mun Home Rule L § 33-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHR - Municipal Home Rule Article 4 - Powers of Counties and Cities to Adopt Charters Part 1 - The County Charter Law 33-A - Transfer of Functions or Duties of Local Governments and Districts.

§  33-a.  Transfer  of  functions  or  duties of local governments and   districts. 1. Subject to  restrictions  in  the  constitution,  in  this   article  or in any other applicable law, the board of supervisors of any   county may, by local law, transfer functions or duties of the county  or   of  the  cities, towns, villages, districts or other units of government   wholly contained in such county to each other, or for the  abolition  of   one  or  more units of government, including but not limited to offices,   departments or agencies thereof, when the level and quality  of  ongoing   services of all their functions or duties are transferred.2.  Any  such  local  law,  or  an  amendment or repeal of one or more   provisions thereof which  would  have  the  effect  of  transferring  or   abolishing  a  function  or  duty of the county or of the cities, towns,   villages, districts or other units of government wholly contained in the   county, shall not become operative unless and until it is approved at  a   general  election  or  at  a  special  election,  held  in the county by   receiving a majority of the total votes cast thereon: (a) in the area of   the county outside of cities and (b)  in  the  area  of  cities  of  the   county,  if  any,  considered  as  one  unit, and if it provides for the   transfer of any function or duty to or  from  any  village  or  for  the   abolition  of  any office, department, agency or unit of government of a   village wholly contained in the county, it shall not take effect  unless   it  shall  also  receive a majority of all the votes cast thereon in all   the villages so affected considered as  one  unit.  Such  a  local  law,   amendment  or  repeal  thereof,  shall provide for its submission to the   electors of the county at the next general  election  or  at  a  special   election,  occurring not less than sixty days after the adoption thereof   by the board of supervisors.
NY Mun Home Rule L § 35 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHR - Municipal Home Rule Article 4 - Powers of Counties and Cities to Adopt Charters Part 1 - The County Charter Law 35 - Legislative Intent; Construction.

§  35. Legislative intent; construction. 1. It is the intention of the   legislature by this county charter law  to  provide  for  carrying  into   effect  the  provisions  of  paragraph (h) of subdivision one of article   nine of the  constitution  and,  pursuant  to  the  direction  contained   therein, to empower counties to prepare, adopt and amend county charters   by local legislative action, subject to limitations imposed herein.2. It is not the intention of the legislature hereby to (a) abolish or   curtail any powers or rights heretofore conferred upon or delegated to a   county  or  counties  or to any of the units of government therein or to   any board, commission, body or officer  thereof,  or  (b)  adversely  to   affect  the power of a county to adopt, amend or repeal county charters,   county laws or local laws pursuant to any  other  authorization  of  the   legislature,  unless a contrary intention is clearly manifested from the   express provisions of this county charter law or by necessary intendment   therefrom.3. This county charter law shall be construed  liberally.  The  powers   herein  granted  shall  be  in  addition  to any other powers granted to   counties by any other provisions of general or special  laws,  including   but not limited to charters, administrative codes, special acts or local   laws. A permissive procedure authorized hereby shall not be deemed to be   exclusive  or  to  prohibit the use of any other procedure authorized by   any general or special act of the legislature,  charter,  administrative   code or local law lawfully adopted and still in effect.4.  All  existing  state,  county, local and other laws or enactments,   including charters, administrative codes and  special  acts  having  the   force  of  law shall continue in force until lawfully amended, modified,   superseded or repealed.5. If any provision of the county charter law is not clear or requires   elaboration in its application to the county, the board  of  supervisors   may  interpret  such  provision in a local law not inconsistent with the   provisions hereof. Where any question arises concerning  the  transition   to  a  charter  law  which  is  not  provided  for  herein, the board of   supervisors  may  provide  for  such  transition  by  a  local  law  not   inconsistent with the provisions hereof.6.  If  any  provision of this county charter law shall be adjudged by   any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such  judgment  shall   not  affect,  impair  or  invalidate  the remainder thereof but shall be   confined in its operation to the particular provision directly  involved   in the controversy in which such judgment is rendered.
NY Nav L § 40-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 1 - Vessels, General 40-A - Manufacture and Sale of Outboard Motors.

§ 40-a. Manufacture  and  sale  of  outboard motors. No outboard motor   manufactured after January first, nineteen hundred eighty shall be  sold   or  offered  for  commercial  sale by a dealer in this state unless such   motor shall have permanently engraved thereon  by  the  manufacturer  an   identifying  serial  number.  Such  serial  mark shall be of a permanent   nature so as to prevent or discourage the removal, defacing,  alteration   or  destruction thereof. Anyone violating the provisions of this section   shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not less than one   hundred nor more than two hundred fifty dollars.
NY Nav L § 40-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 1 - Vessels, General 40-B - Sale and Use of Tributyltin Paint.

§ 40-b. Sale  and use of tributyltin paint. 1. No person shall sell or   offer to sell quick release tributyltin antifoulant bottom paints  after   January  first,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-eight.  For  purposes of this   section, "quick release" shall mean a release rate of greater than  five   micrograms of tributyltin per square centimeter per day.2.  No  person  shall  apply  a  quick release tributyltin antifoulant   bottom paint to any vessel expected to be used  in  the  waters  of  the   state  including  the marine and coastal district, as defined in section   13-0103 of the environmental  conservation  law,  after  January  first,   nineteen hundred eighty-eight, nor shall any person apply an antifoulant   bottom paint having a release rate of greater than one microgram or less   than five micrograms of tributyltin per square centimeter per day to any   non-aluminum  part  of any vessel less than twenty-five meters in length   which is expected to be used in the waters of the  state  including  the   marine  and  coastal  district  after  January  first,  nineteen hundred   eighty-eight.3.  After  January  first,  nineteen   hundred   eighty-eight,   paint   containers  holding  antifoulant  bottom  paint having a release rate of   more than one microgram or less than five micrograms of tributyltin  per   square centimeter being sold or offered for retail sale shall not exceed   thirty-two  fluid  ounces  of  such  paint and shall have affixed to the   container a  label  which  states  the  application  of  such  paint  is   restricted under New York state law to aluminum parts only.4.  The  department  of  environmental  conservation  shall,  prior to   January first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight, develop a  list  of  those   quick  release antifoulant bottom paints which have been banned from use   in this state under the provisions of this section as well as a list  of   those  tributyltin  antifoulant  bottom paints which have had their sale   and application restricted under the provisions  of  this  section.  The   department  shall  make such lists available to any interested party and   shall  make  a  reasonable  effort  to  transmit  such  lists  to  known   manufacturers  and  those places of sale of such paints within the state   and shall until December  thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-eight   provide such list to any applicant for a license or permit under article   eleven or thirteen of the environmental conservation law.5.  Any violation of this section shall be a violation punishable by a   fine of not less than one  hundred  nor  more  than  two  hundred  fifty   dollars.
NY Nav L § 42 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 1 - Vessels, General 42 - Searchlights; Unlawful to Flash.

§ 42. Searchlights;  unlawful  to  flash.  Any licensed master, pilot,   joint pilot and engineer or operator, who shall flash  or  cause  to  be   flashed, the rays of a searchlight into the pilot house or into the eyes   of  the  master,  pilot,  or  operator of an approaching vessel shall be   liable to have his license revoked.   Any  person  committing  such  act   shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor punishable as set forth in section   seventy-three-b of this article. Searchlights  shall  not  be  known  as   navigating lights.
NY Nav L § 42-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 1 - Vessels, General 42-A - Tow-Chains.

§  42-a.  Tow-chains.  Any  person,  for a fee, who operates a boat or   vessel, and who pilots, offers to pilot, tows or offers to tow any other   boat or vessel, must remove completely from the water any rope or  chain   or  other  tool  or  device used to connect the boats or vessels for the   purposes of towing, while such rope or chain or other tool or device  is   not  being used to tow another boat or vessel. Violation of this section   is a violation, punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred  fifty   dollars and not more than one thousand dollars.
NY Nav L § 43-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 1 - Vessels, General 43-A - Use of Digital Billboards.

§  43-a. Use of digital billboards. 1. All vessels shall be prohibited   from operating, anchoring or mooring in  the  navigable  waters  of  the   state  while  operating  a  digital billboard or other type of billboard   that uses flashing, intermittent or moving lights.2. As used in this section, the term "digital billboard" shall mean  a   one or multi-sided outdoor advertising sign that displays digital images   using  light-emitting  diode  technology or any such similar technology,   unless exclusively used to identify the vessel.3. This  section  shall  not  be  construed  to  limit  any  authority   delegated  to a city, village or town pursuant to section forty-six-a of   this part.   A city, village  or  town  may,  by  local  law,  expressly   restrict  or  prohibit the use of outdoor advertising signage on vessels   within one  thousand  five  hundred  feet  of  its  shore  or  expressly   authorize  vessels  to  operate  a  digital  billboard  or other type of   billboard that uses flashing, intermittent or moving lights  within  one   thousand five hundred feet of its shore.4. A violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a   civil  penalty of one thousand dollars for the first violation, and five   thousand dollars for all subsequent violations.
NY Nav L § 45-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 1 - Vessels, General 45-A - Beaching a Disabled Water Craft.

§ 45-a. Beaching  a  disabled  water craft. Except in an emergency, it   shall not be lawful to intentionally beach or abandon any vessel,  ship,   boat or other water craft on underwater lands of navigable waters of the   state  surrounding Richmond county, without the permission of the owners   or lessees of the uplands abutting such underwater lands. Any  violation   of  this  section  shall  be  a  misdemeanor  punishable as set forth in   section seventy-three-b of this article.
NY Nav L § 45-AAA (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 1 - Vessels, General 45-AAA - Special Provisions Relating to Speed on Irondequoit Bay.

§ 45-aaa. Special  provisions relating to speed on Irondequoit bay. 1.   No vessel shall be operated on Irondequoit bay, which is located  within   Monroe  county,  at  a speed exceeding twenty-five miles per hour unless   such vessel is being operated for  the  purpose  of  enabling  a  person   engaged  in water skiing or other water sport to be towed, in which case   no such vessel shall be operated at a speed exceeding thirty-five  miles   per hour.2.  No vessel shall be operated in the channel between Irondequoit Bay   and Lake Ontario or within three hundred feet of the shore, the channel,   a dock, pier, raft or float or an anchored or moored vessel in a  manner   or  at  a  speed that causes a wake that unreasonably interferes with or   endangers such dock, pier, raft or float or an anchored or moored vessel   but in no event at a speed exceeding five miles per hour, unless for the   purpose of enabling a person engaged in water  skiing  to  take  off  or   land.3.  The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not apply to any vessel   competing in or practicing for a regatta or boat race over  a  specified   course held by a bona fide club or racing association, provided that due   written notice of the date of the race has been given to the appropriate   law  enforcement  agency  at  least  fifteen  days  prior  to such race,   pursuant to the provisions of section thirty-four of this  chapter,  and   all provisions of this section have been complied with.4.  Any  person  who  operates  a  vessel  in  violation of any of the   provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation punishable  as   set forth in section seventy-three-c of this article.5.  Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any town   or county from continuing, adopting or enacting any  other  local  laws,   resolutions  or  ordinances related to persons operating a vessel within   its limits, but no such municipality shall have the power to  make  less   restrictive any of such provisions.
NY Nav L § 45-AAAA (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 1 - Vessels, General 45-AAAA - Special Provisions Relating to Reckless Operation and Speed on Greenwood Lake.

* § 45-aaaa. Special  provisions  relating  to  reckless operation and   speed on Greenwood Lake. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this   chapter or  any  inconsistent  local  laws  (a)  every  pleasure  vessel   operated  on Greenwood Lake within Orange county, shall be operated in a   careful and prudent manner,  in  such  a  way  as  not  to  unreasonably   interfere  with  or  endanger any other vessel or person; a violation of   this paragraph shall be a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in section   seventy-three-b of this article; and (b) no vessel shall be operated  on   such  lake  at a speed exceeding forty-five miles per hour nor shall any   pleasure vessel be operated at a speed exceeding fifteen miles per  hour   between  one-half  hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise; a   violation of this paragraph shall be a violation punishable as set forth   in section seventy-three-c of this article.2. No vessel shall be operated within two hundred feet of the shore, a   dock, pier, raft or float or an anchored or moored  vessel  at  a  speed   exceeding five miles per hour, unless such vessel is being operated near   such  shore,  dock, float, pier, raft or anchored vessel for the purpose   of enabling a person engaged in water skiing to  take  off  or  land.  A   violation  of  this  subdivision  shall be a violation punishable as set   forth in section seventy-three-c of this article.3. The provisions of this section shall  not  apply  to  any  pleasure   vessel  competing  in  or  practicing  for a regatta or boat race over a   specified course held by a bona fide club or racing association  between   nine o'clock in the morning and sunset, provided that due written notice   of  the  date  of  the  race  has  been  given  to  the  appropriate law   enforcement agency at least fifteen days prior to such race, pursuant to   the  provisions  of  section  thirty-four  of  this  chapter,  and   all   provisions of this section have been complied with.* NB There are 2 § 45-aaaa's