New York Laws
NAV - Navigation

10 - Duties of the Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation. - § 10. Duties of the commissioner of parks, recreation and...

12 - Inspector; Qualifications. - § 12. Inspector; qualifications. The commissioner may appoint an inspector...

13 - Inspector; Duties. - § 13. Inspector; duties. The inspector shall annually, and at...

14 - Inspector; Licenses. - § 14. Inspector; licenses. The inspector is authorized and empowered...

15 - Inspector; Fees. - § 15. Inspector; fees. The inspector is authorized to collect...

16 - Inspector; Reports. - § 16. Inspector; reports. The inspector shall on or about...

17 - Traveling Navigation Inspectors. - § 17. Traveling navigation inspectors. The commissioner may appoint not...

18 - Special Navigation Inspectors. - § 18. Special navigation inspectors. The commissioner may, if in...

19 - Uniform Navigation Summons and Complaint. - § 19. Uniform navigation summons and complaint. 1. The commissioner...

20 - Verification of Complaints. - § 20. Verification of complaints. Where a navigation summons has...

Article 3 - Navigable Waters of the State

30 - Navigation, Jurisdiction Over. - § 30. Navigation, jurisdiction over. The commissioner shall have jurisdiction...

31 - Excavation, Fill or Other Modification of Water Course. - § 31. Excavation, fill or other modification of water course....

32 - Location of Structures in or on Navigable Waters. - § 32. Location of structures in or on navigable waters....

32-A - Using Net or Weir Unlawfully in Hudson River. - § 32-a. Using net or weir unlawfully in Hudson river....

32-B - Lights Upon Swing Bridges. - § 32-b. Lights upon swing bridges. A corporation, company, or...

32-C - Interfering With Navigation. - § 32-c. Interfering with navigation. A person who throws, or...

32-D - Dumping or Depositing of Certain Materials in the Genesee River. - § 32-d. Dumping or depositing of certain materials in the...

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...

33 - Deposit of Refuse in Navigable Waters of the State. - § 33. Deposit of refuse in navigable waters of the...

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...

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...

33-C - Regulating Disposal of Sewage; Littering of Waterways. - (a) The term "watercraft" means any contrivance used or capable...

33-D - Sanitary Facilities Aboard Crafts on Lake Champlain. - § 33-d. Sanitary facilities aboard crafts on Lake Champlain. It...

33-E - Marine Sanitation Devices Aboard Vessels in Vessel Waste No-Discharge Zones. - § 33-e. Marine sanitation devices aboard vessels in vessel waste...

34 - Regattas. - § 34. Regattas. The commissioner may authorize the holding of...

34-A - Permits for Racing Shell Regattas Not Required. - § 34-a. Permits for racing shell regattas not required. Nothing...

35 - AIDS to Navigation. - § 35. Aids to navigation. The commissioner may authorize, through...

35-A - Floating Objects Other Than AIDS to Navigation. - § 35-a. Floating objects other than aids to navigation. 1....

35-B - Markers for Skin or Scuba Divers. - § 35-b. Markers for skin or scuba divers. 1. The...

35-C - Real Time and Wind Water Level Telemetry System. - § 35-c. Real time and wind water level telemetry system....

35-D - Aquatic Invasive Species Signs at Public Boat Launches. - § 35-d. Aquatic invasive species signs at public boat launches....

36 - Removal of Unauthorized Floating Object. - § 36. Removal of unauthorized floating object. No unattended floating...

37 - Public Use of Privately Owned Navigable Waters. - § 37. Public use of privately owned navigable waters. The...

38 - Lake George Water Levels. - § 38. Lake George water levels. Any dam or other...

39 - Motor Boat Regulation on Lake George. - § 39. Motor boat regulation on Lake George. 1. Definitions....

39-A - Motor Boat Regulation on Lake Colby. - § 39-a. Motor boat regulation on Lake Colby. 1. The...

Article 4 - Vessels

Part 1 - Vessels, General

40 - Equipment. - (a) Every pleasure vessel and every rowboat, canoe and kayak...

40-A - Manufacture and Sale of Outboard Motors. - § 40-a. Manufacture and sale of outboard motors. No outboard...

40-B - Sale and Use of Tributyltin Paint. - § 40-b. Sale and use of tributyltin paint. 1. No...

41 - Pilot Rules. - (a) One distinct blast of the whistle shall mean: "I...

42 - Searchlights; Unlawful to Flash. - § 42. Searchlights; unlawful to flash. Any licensed master, pilot,...

42-A - Tow-Chains. - § 42-a. Tow-chains. Any person, for a fee, who operates...

43 - Lights to Be Displayed. - (a) Every vessel of classes A and one shall carry...

43-A - Use of Digital Billboards. - § 43-a. Use of digital billboards. 1. All vessels shall...

44 - Noise Levels on Pleasure Vessels. - (b) No person shall operate a pleasure vessel on the...

45 - Reckless Operation of a Vessel; Speed. - (b) No person shall operate a vessel at a speed...

45-A - Beaching a Disabled Water Craft. - § 45-a. Beaching a disabled water craft. Except in an...

45-AA - Special Provisions Relating to Reckless Operation and Speed on Canandaigua Lake; Keuka Lake. - § 45-aa. Special provisions relating to reckless operation and speed...

45-AAA - Special Provisions Relating to Speed on Irondequoit Bay. - § 45-aaa. Special provisions relating to speed on Irondequoit bay....

45-AAAA - Special Provisions Relating to Reckless Operation and Speed on Greenwood Lake. - * § 45-aaaa. Special provisions relating to reckless operation and...

45-AAAA*2 - Special Provisions Relating to Speed on Sodus Bay. - * § 45-aaaa. Special provisions relating to speed on Sodus...

45-AAAAA - Special Provisions Relating to Reckless Operation and Speed on Lake Alice. - § 45-aaaaa. Special provisions relating to reckless operation and speed...

45-AAAAAA - Special Provisions Relating to Noise and Speed on Lamoka Lake and Waneta Lake. - * § 45-aaaaaa. Special provisions relating to noise and speed...

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...

45-B - Regulation of Beaches. - § 45-b. Regulation of beaches. Except when prohibited by reason...

45-C - Special Provisions Relating to Reckless Operation and Speed on Conesus Lake. - § 45-c. Special provisions relating to reckless operation and speed...

45-CC - Reckless Operation and Speed on the Canal System. - § 45-cc. Reckless operation and speed on the canal system....

45-D - Special Provisions Relating to Speed at Cooke's Point in Great Kills Harbor. - § 45-d. Special provisions relating to speed at Crooke's Point...

46 - Vessel Regulation Zone. - (b) The governing body of a city or incorporated village,...

46-A - Regulations of Vessels. - (2) The local legislative body of the village of Sodus...

46-AA - Special Provisions Relating to Speed on Lakes in Chautauqua County. - § 46-aa. Special provisions relating to speed on lakes in...

46-AAA - Special Provisions Relating to Reckless Operation and Speed on Certain Lakes in Hamilton County. - § 46-aaa. Special provisions relating to reckless operation and speed...

46-AAAA - Special Provisions Relating to Speed on Cuba Lake. - § 46-aaaa. Special provisions relating to speed on Cuba lake....

46-B - Special Provisions Relating to Speed on Saratoga Lake. - § 46-b. Special provisions relating to speed on Saratoga lake....

47 - Leaving the Scene of an Accident Without Reporting. - (b) A violation of the provisions of paragraph (a) of...

47-A - Accidents; Police Authorities, Bay Constables and Coroners to Report. - § 47-a. Accidents; police authorities, bay constables and coroners to...

47-B - Report to the Commissioner Required Upon Accident. - § 47-b. Report to the commissioner required upon accident. Every...

48 - Negligence in Use or Operation of Vessel Attributable to Owner. - § 48. Negligence in use or operation of vessel attributable...

49 - Operator. - (i) "boating safety course" shall mean a course of instruction...

49-A - Operation of a Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs. - (a) The term "vessel" shall be every description of watercraft...

49-B - Operating a Vessel After Having Consumed Alcohol; Under the Age of Twenty-One; per Se. - (a-1) If such person having been detained pursuant to paragraph...

49-C - Termination of Unsafe Operation. - § 49-c. Termination of unsafe operation. A police officer or...

Part 2 - Public Vessels

50 - Owners to Notify Inspector and Apply for Inspection. - § 50. Owners to notify inspector and apply for inspection....

53 - Rules and Regulations. - § 53. Rules and regulations. The commissioner may adopt, amend...

54 - Construction Against Fire. - § 54. Construction against fire. All public vessels shall be...

55 - Stairways and Passageways. - § 55. Stairways and passageways. 1. Every public vessel certified...

56 - Fire Pump. - § 56. Fire pump. Every public vessel permitted by her...

57 - Identification Number of Vessel. - § 57. Identification number of vessel. Every public vessel subject...

58 - Number of Passengers. - § 58. Number of passengers. It shall not be lawful...

58-A - Unauthorized Boarding of Vessels. - (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to board...

59 - Manning of Public Vessels. - § 59. Manning of public vessels. 1. All public vessels...

60 - Inability to Provide Licensed Officer. - § 60. Inability to provide licensed officer. If the owner...

61 - Repairs and Modifications. - § 61. Repairs and modifications. 1. Before any repair or...

62 - Loss of Life by Misconduct of Officers. - § 62. Loss of life by misconduct of officers. Every...

63 - Certificate of Inspection. - § 63. Certificate of inspection. The inspector, if satisfied that...

64 - Licenses. - § 64. Licenses. Every person employed as a master, pilot,...

64-A - Suspension and Revocation of Licenses. - § 64-a. Suspension and revocation of licenses. 1. The inspector...

65 - Fees for Vessel Inspections and for the Issuance of Licenses. - § 65. Fees for vessel inspections and for the issuance...

66 - Inflammable or Explosive Articles Prohibited. - § 66. Inflammable or explosive articles prohibited. 1. No loose...

67 - Public Vessel Equipment. - § 67. Public vessel equipment. 1. Buoyant apparatus. Every public...

68 - Investigations by Inspector; Penalties; Reports. - § 68. Investigations by inspector; penalties; reports. The inspector upon...

69 - Seizure of Public Vessels. - § 69. Seizure of public vessels. Whenever the inspector shall...

Part 2-A - Petroleum-Bearing Vessels

70 - Minimum Conditions for Petroleum-Bearing Vessels in Certain Areas; Tanker-Avoidance Zones. - (a) the minimum conditions under which petroleum-bearing vessels as defined...

70-A - Minimum Conditions for Petroleum-Bearing Vessels on the Hudson River; Tanker-Avoidance Zones. - (a) the minimum conditions under which petroleum-bearing vessels as defined...

71 - Petroleum-Bearing Vessel Advisory Commission. - (a) to advise the commissioner of environmental conservation in establishing...

Part 3 - Pleasure Vessels

71-D - Liveries; Safety Regulations; Penalty. - (a) When the number of persons using the vessel shall...

72 - Operation of Pleasure Vessels on Round Island Lake, Orange County. - § 72. Operation of pleasure vessels on Round Island lake,...

72-A - Operation of Vessels on the Inland Waters of Chautauqua County. - § 72-a. Operation of vessels on the inland waters of...

73 - Towing of Persons. - § 73. Towing of persons. 1. No person shall operate...

73-A - Regulations of Personal Watercraft and Specialty Prop-Craft. - (i) at least two ventilators fitted with cowls or their...

Part 3-A - Penalties

73-B - Misdemeanors. - § 73-b. Misdemeanors. Every person convicted of a misdemeanor pursuant...

73-C - Violations. - § 73-c. Violations. 1. Any person who violates any of...

Part 4 - Non-Resident Owners and Operators

74 - Service of Summons and Complaint on Non-Residents. - § 74. Service of summons and complaint on non-residents. 1....

Part 5 - Boating Safety Education

75 - Educational Program. - § 75. Educational program. In order to protect the public...

76 - Information. - § 76. Information. Such program shall include the preparation and...

77 - Rules and Regulations. - § 77. Rules and regulations. The commissioner may make rules...

78 - Boating Safety Certificate. - § 78. Boating safety certificate. 1. "Boating safety certificate" shall...

78-A - Insurance Rate Reduction. - § 78-a. Insurance rate reduction. Any insurance carrier licensed to...

79 - Courses of Instruction. - § 79. Courses of instruction. 1. For the purpose of...

Article 4-A - Enforcement by Counties

79-A - Definitions. - § 79-a. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "State...

79-B - Vessel and Equipment Anti-Theft Program; Eligibility for State Aid. - § 79-b. Vessel and equipment anti-theft program; eligibility for state...

79-C - Rules. - § 79-c. Rules. The commissioner may adopt and amend when...

Article 5 - Tidewater Navigation

80 - Three Feet Depth to Be Maintained. - § 80. Three feet depth to be maintained. Whenever a...

81 - Supervisor to Serve Notice. - § 81. Supervisor to serve notice. It shall be the...

82 - Commissioner of Transportation to Inspect and Report. - § 82. Commissioner of transportation to inspect and report. In...

83 - Injunction. - § 83. Injunction. At any time after fifteen days' notice...

84 - Application of This Article. - § 84. Application of this article. The provisions of this...

85 - Penalty. - § 85. Penalty. Any corporation or individual continuing to divert...

86 - Payment by City of New York. - § 86. Payment by city of New York. For the...

Article 6 - Pilots and Pilotage Fees, Port of New York

87 - Board of Commissioners of Pilots; Powers and Duties. - (1) The costs and other expenses incurred by pilots in...

88 - Pilotage at Sandy Hook, Sands Point or Execution Rocks; Rates. - (b) The following scale of charges shall be applicable: (1)...

88-A - Unlicensed Piloting. - § 88-a. Unlicensed piloting. A person other than a lawfully...

89-A - Pilotage on the Hudson River; Rates. - (b) From or into the port of New York: Yonkers...

89-B - Pilotage on Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound; Rates. - (b) The following scale of charges shall be applicable: (1)...

90 - Licensing of Sandy Hook Pilots; Apprenticeship. - § 90. Licensing of Sandy Hook pilots; apprenticeship. 1. No...

91-A - Licensing of Hudson River Pilots. - § 91-a. Licensing of Hudson river pilots. The commissioners, or...

91-B - Licensing of Long Island-Block Island Sound Pilots. - § 91-b. Licensing of Long Island-Block Island Sound Pilots. 1....

92 - Examination of Applicants. - § 92. Examination of applicants. It shall be the duty...

93 - Bond. - § 93. Bond. Before granting any such license, the commissioners...

94 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses; Suspension of Pilots. - § 94. Suspension or revocation of licenses; suspension of pilots....

95 - Regulation of Pilots and Persons Employing Them. - § 95. Regulation of pilots and persons employing them. 1....

97 - Miscellaneous Provisions. - § 97. Miscellaneous provisions. 1. All actions and proceedings by...

98 - Application of Article. - § 98. Application of article. The provisions of this article...

Article 7 - Motor Boat Regulation on the St. Lawrence River

100 - Definitions. - § 100. Definitions. Within the provisions of this article, the...

101 - Motor Boat Regulation Zone. - § 101. Motor boat regulation zone. As soon as practicable,...

102 - Rules Governing the Operation of Motor Boats. - § 102. Rules governing the operation of motor boats. The...

103 - Violations. - (2) Every person convicted of a violation of any of...

104 - Defacing or Removing Serial Numbers or Identification Marks on Outboard Motors. - § 104. Defacing or removing serial numbers or identification marks...

Article 8 - Ferries

110 - Licenses. - § 110. Licenses. The local governing body of each county...

111 - Undertaking. - § 111. Undertaking. Every person applying for such license shall,...

112 - Appendages for Rope Ferries. - § 112. Appendages for rope ferries. Any person licensed to...

113 - When Schedules to Be Posted. - § 113. When schedules to be posted. Every person licensed...

114 - Ferries. - § 114. Ferries. A person who: 1. Maintains a ferry...

115 - Ferries and Ferry Terminal. - § 115. Ferries and ferry terminal. In the event that...

115-A - Ferry Service. - § 115-a. Ferry service. A village which owns property which...

Article 9 - Rivers and Streams as Public Highways

120 - Dams and Bridges. - § 120. Dams and bridges. No dam shall be erected...

121 - Booms and Other Obstructions to Be Opened on Notice; Penalty for Failure. - § 121. Booms and other obstructions to be opened on...

122 - Acquisition for Public Use. - § 122. Acquisition for public use. Any person desiring to...

123 - Marks on Logs and Timber to Be Recorded. - § 123. Marks on logs and timber to be recorded....

123-A - Defacing Marks on Logs or Lumber. - § 123-a. Defacing marks on logs or lumber. A person...

124 - Persons Prohibited From Landing Logs, Timber or Lumber. - § 124. Persons prohibited from landing logs, timber or lumber....

125 - Application of Article. - § 125. Application of article. This article shall not apply...

Article 10 - Wrecks

130 - Powers and Duties of Sheriff. - § 130. Powers and duties of sheriff. The sheriff of...

130-A - Applicability to Abandoned Historic Shipwrecks. - § 130-a. Applicability to abandoned historic shipwrecks. This article deals...

131 - Sale of Wreck. - § 131. Sale of wreck. If the property so saved...

132 - Delivery of Wreck or Proceeds to Claimant. - § 132. Delivery of wreck or proceeds to claimant. If,...

133 - Claimant's Undertaking. - § 133. Claimant's undertaking. No such order shall, however, be...

134 - When Owner May Sue. - § 134. When owner may sue. The rejection by the...

135 - Claim for Salvage. - § 135. Claim for salvage. Every officer to whom any...

136 - Detention of Wreck. - § 136. Detention of wreck. All sheriffs, and all persons...

137 - Appointment of Appraisers. - § 137. Appointment of appraisers. If the amount of salvage...

138 - Sale and Disposition of Property. - § 138. Sale and disposition of property. 1. If within...

139 - Publication of Notice of Wrecked Property. - § 139. Publication of notice of wrecked property. Every sheriff,...

139-A - Keeping Wrecked Goods a Misdemeanor. - § 139-a. Keeping wrecked goods a misdemeanor. A person who...

139-B - Defacing Marks Upon Wrecked Property. - § 139-b. Defacing marks upon wrecked property. A person who...

139-C - Officer Unlawfully Detaining Wrecked Property. - § 139-c. Officer unlawfully detaining wrecked property. An officer, whose...

Article 11 - Improvement and Preservation of Waterways

140 - Definitions. - (b) Federal government. The federal government or any agency or...

140-A - Offenses Against the Navigation Law. - § 140-a. Offenses against the navigation law. Any person having...

141 - Harbors of Refuge. - (b) In any such agreement with the federal government the...

142 - Local Marine Facilities. - (b) Any such agreement shall include a provision for the...

143 - State Marine Facilities. - § 143. State marine facilities. The commissioner is hereby authorized,...

144 - Rules and Regulations. - § 144. Rules and regulations. The commissioner may adopt rules...

Article 12 - Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Compensation

Part 1 - General Provisions

170 - Legislative Intent. - § 170. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares that...

171 - Purposes. - § 171. Purposes. It is the purpose of this article...

172 - Definitions. - (a) is a vessel of the United States; (b) operates...

Part 2 - Oil Spill Cleanup and Removal; Licenses

173 - Discharge of Petroleum; Prohibition. - § 173. Discharge of petroleum; prohibition. 1. The discharge of...

174 - Licenses. - (b) The surcharge on the license fee shall be four...

174-A - Use of Containment Booms. - (b) Any owner, lessee or operator violating any provisions of...

174-B - Use of Agents. - § 174-b. Use of agents. 1. The commissioner may promulgate...

175 - Notification by Persons Responsible for Discharge. - § 175. Notification by persons responsible for discharge. Any person...

176 - Removal of Prohibited Discharges. - (b) Section eight of the court of claims act or...

177 - Emergency Oil Spill Control Network. - (b) The catalogue shall contain the following information, broken down...

177-A - Emergency Oil Spill Relocation Network. - § 177-a. Emergency oil spill relocation network. 1. The commissioner...

177-B - Habitat Protection Plan. - § 177-b. Habitat protection plan. The commissioner may require every...

178 - Right to Enter and Inspect. - § 178. Right to enter and inspect. The department is...

178-A - Responder Immunity. - (a) "response efforts" means rendering care, assistance, or advice in...

Part 3 - New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund; Liability; Third Party Compensation

179 - New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund. - (a) An account which shall be credited with all license...

179-A - New York Environmental Protection and Spill Remediation Account. - § 179-a. New York environmental protection and spill remediation account....

180 - Administrator of the Fund. - § 180. Administrator of the fund. The state comptroller shall...

181 - Liability. - (a) The cost of restoring, repairing, or replacing any real...

181-A - Environmental Lien. - (a) owned by a person liable to the fund for...

181-B - Environmental Lien Notice; Contents. - § 181-b. Environmental lien notice; contents. A notice of environmental...

181-C - Filing of Notice of Environmental Lien; Filing of Release. - § 181-c. Filing of notice of environmental lien; filing of...

181-D - Enforcement of Environmental Lien. - § 181-d. Enforcement of environmental lien. An environmental lien may...

181-E - Amounts Received to Satisfy Lien. - § 181-e. Amounts received to satisfy lien. Amounts received by...

182 - Claims Against the Fund. - § 182. Claims against the fund. Claims shall be filed...

183 - Settlements. - § 183. Settlements. The administrator shall attempt to promote and...

184 - Settlements When Source of Discharge Is Unknown. - § 184. Settlements when source of discharge is unknown. If...

185 - Hearings for Persons on Claims Filed With the Administrator. - § 185. Hearings for persons on claims filed with the...

186 - Disbursement of Moneys From the Fund. - (b) Moneys in the account established by paragraph (b) of...

187 - Reimbursements of Moneys to Fund. - § 187. Reimbursements of moneys to fund. The administrator shall...

188 - Subrogation of Rights. - § 188. Subrogation of rights. Payment of any cleanup costs...

189 - Awards Exceeding Current Balance. - § 189. Awards exceeding current balance. In the event that...

190 - Claims Against Insurers. - § 190. Claims against insurers. Any claims for costs of...

190-A - Application of Article. - § 190-a. Application of article. For purposes of cleanup and...

Part 4 - Miscellaneous

191 - Joint Rules and Regulations. - § 191. Joint rules and regulations. The commissioner and the...

192 - Enforcement of Article; Penalties. - § 192. Enforcement of article; penalties. Any person who knowingly...

193 - Availability of Additional Remedies. - § 193. Availability of additional remedies. Nothing in this article...

194 - Severability. - § 194. Severability. If any section, subdivision, provision, clause or...

195 - Construction. - § 195. Construction. This article, being necessary for the general...

196 - Reports. - § 196. Reports. The commissioner and the administrator shall make...

197 - Effect of Federal Legislation. - § 197. Effect of federal legislation. If the United States...

Article 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Saving Clause; Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect

200 - Collection of Penalties. - § 200. Collection of penalties. 1. An action to recover...

201 - Disposition of Fees and Penalties. - § 201. Disposition of fees and penalties. 1. On the...

202 - Application and Saving Clause. - § 202. Application and saving clause. Any work or proceeding...

203 - Laws Repealed. - § 203. Laws repealed. Chapter forty-two of the laws of...

204 - When to Take Effect. - § 204. When to take effect. This act shall take...

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