NY Nav L § 45-AAAAAA-2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4 - Vessels Part 1 - Vessels, General 45-AAAAAA*2 - Special Provisions Relating to Reckless Operation, Noise and Speed on the Fulton Chain of Lakes.

* §  45-aaaaaa.  Special  provisions  relating  to reckless operation,   noise and speed on the Fulton Chain of  Lakes.  1.  Notwithstanding  any   other  provisions  of  this  chapter  or any inconsistent local laws (a)   every pleasure vessel operated on the Fulton Chain of Lakes,  consisting   of Old Forge Pond and First through Eighth Lakes, shall be operated in a   careful  and  prudent  manner,  in  such  a  way  as not to unreasonably   interfere with or endanger any 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 twenty-five  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.  Except for Sixth and Seventh Lakes, no vessel shall be operated on   the Fulton Chain of Lakes within two hundred feet of the shore, a  dock,   pier,  raft  or  float or an anchored or moored vessel in a manner or at   such 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   or  such  vessel  is  required  to  run  at  full  throttle  through  an   established course to measure the vessel's decibel level pursuant to the   directions of a law enforcement officer. A violation of this subdivision   shall be a violation punishable as set forth in section  seventy-three-c   of this article.3.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  this  chapter  or  any   inconsistent local laws, no person shall operate  any  pleasure  vessel,   upon  the waters of the Fulton Chain of Lakes that exceeds the following   noise levels: (a)  for  engines  manufactured  before  September  first,   nineteen  hundred eighty-nine, a noise level of eighty-six dbl.; (b) for   engines manufactured on  or  after  September  first,  nineteen  hundred   eighty-nine  and  before September first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, a   noise level of eighty-four dbl.; (c) and for engines manufactured  after   September   first,   nineteen  hundred  ninety-one,  a  noise  level  of   eighty-two dbl. All decibel levels are to be measured on a decibel meter   gauged to an A-weighted scale. A violation of this subdivision shall  be   a  violation  punishable as set forth in section seventy-three-c of this   article.4. Any law enforcement officer from the state of New York, Herkimer or   Hamilton county, or any political subdivision  of  those  counties,  may   direct  the  operator  of  any pleasure vessel reasonably believed to be   exceeding the allowable noise levels on the Fulton Chain of Lakes to  an   area  established  by  the officer for measuring vessel noise levels. At   that area the vessel shall  be  operated  at  full  throttle  through  a   straight  course  not  to exceed one hundred yards. Decibel measurements   shall be measured at a distance of at least fifty feet from the pleasure   vessel being tested while such vessel is at full throttle.5. 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 agencies at least  fifteen  days  prior  to  such  race,   pursuant  to  the provisions of section thirty-four of this chapter, and   all provisions of such section have been complied with.  The  provisions   of  this section shall not apply to any Federal Aviation Agency licensed   aircraft.* NB There are 2 § 45-aaaaaa's