New York Laws
Article 8 - Ferries
112 - Appendages for Rope Ferries.

ยง 112. Appendages for rope ferries. Any person licensed to keep a
ferry may, with the written consent of the town superintendent of the
town where such ferry may be, erect and maintain within the limits of
the highway, at such point as shall be designated in such consent, a
post or posts, with all necessary braces and appendages for a rope
ferry.