§ 45-AAAAA — Special provisions relating to reckless operation and speed on Lake Alice

New York § 45-AAAAA

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law NAV: Navigation
• Part 1: Vessels, General
• Art. 4: No title

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§ 45-aaaaa. Special provisions relating to reckless operation and\nspeed on Lake Alice. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this\nchapter or any inconsistent local laws (a) every pleasure vessel\noperated on Lake Alice within Orleans county, shall be operated in a\ncareful and prudent manner, in such a way as not to unreasonably\ninterfere with or endanger any other vessel or person; a violation of\nthis paragraph is a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in section\nseventy-three-b of this article; and (b) no vessel shall be operated on\nsuch lake at a speed exceeding thirty-five miles per hour; a violation\nof this paragraph shall be a violation punishable as set forth in\nsection seventy-three-c of this article.\n 2. No vessel shall be operated within one hundred feet of the shore, a\ndock, pier, raft or float or an anchored or moored vessel at a speed\nexceeding five miles per hour, unless such vessel is being operated near\nsuch shore, dock, float, pier, raft or anchored vessel for the purpose\nof enabling a person engaged in water skiing to take off or land. A\nviolation of this subdivision shall be a violation punishable as set\nforth in section seventy-three-c of this article.\n 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any pleasure\nvessel competing in or practicing for a regatta or boat race over a\nspecified course held by a bona fide club or racing association between\nnine o'clock in the morning and sunset, provided that due written notice\nof the date of the race has been given to the appropriate law\nenforcement agency at least fifteen days prior to such race, pursuant to\nthe provisions of section thirty-four of this chapter, and all\nprovisions of such section thirty-four have been complied with.\n