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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...