§ 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,\nnoise and speed on the Fulton Chain of Lakes. 1. Notwithstanding any\nother provisions of this chapter or any inconsistent local laws (a)\nevery pleasure vessel operated on the Fulton Chain of Lakes, consisting\nof Old Forge Pond and First through Eighth Lakes, shall be operated in a\ncareful and prudent manner, in such a way as not to unreasonably\ninterfere with or endanger any vessel or person; a violation of this\nparagraph shall be 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 forty-five miles per hour nor shall any\npleasure vessel be operated at a speed exceeding twenty-five miles per\nhour between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before\nsunrise; a violation of this paragraph shall be a violation punishable\nas set forth in section seventy-three-c of this article.\n 2. Except for Sixth and Seventh Lakes, no vessel shall be operated on\nthe Fulton Chain of Lakes within two hundred feet of the shore, a dock,\npier, raft or float or an anchored or moored vessel in a manner or at\nsuch a speed that causes a wake that unreasonably interferes with or\nendangers such dock, pier, raft or float or an anchored or moored vessel\nbut in no event at a speed exceeding five miles per hour, unless for the\npurpose of enabling a person engaged in water skiing to take off or land\nor such vessel is required to run at full throttle through an\nestablished course to measure the vessel's decibel level pursuant to the\ndirections of a law enforcement officer. A violation of this subdivision\nshall be a violation punishable as set forth in section seventy-three-c\nof this article.\n 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any\ninconsistent local laws, no person shall operate any pleasure vessel,\nupon the waters of the Fulton Chain of Lakes that exceeds the following\nnoise levels: (a) for engines manufactured before September first,\nnineteen hundred eighty-nine, a noise level of eighty-six dbl.; (b) for\nengines manufactured on or after September first, nineteen hundred\neighty-nine and before September first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, a\nnoise level of eighty-four dbl.; (c) and for engines manufactured after\nSeptember first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, a noise level of\neighty-two dbl. All decibel levels are to be measured on a decibel meter\ngauged to an A-weighted scale. A violation of this subdivision shall be\na violation punishable as set forth in section seventy-three-c of this\narticle.\n 4. Any law enforcement officer from the state of New York, Herkimer or\nHamilton county, or any political subdivision of those counties, may\ndirect the operator of any pleasure vessel reasonably believed to be\nexceeding the allowable noise levels on the Fulton Chain of Lakes to an\narea established by the officer for measuring vessel noise levels. At\nthat area the vessel shall be operated at full throttle through a\nstraight course not to exceed one hundred yards. Decibel measurements\nshall be measured at a distance of at least fifty feet from the pleasure\nvessel being tested while such vessel is at full throttle.\n 5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vessel\ncompeting in or practicing for a regatta or boat race over a specified\ncourse held by a bona fide club or racing association, provided that due\nwritten notice of the date of the race has been given to the appropriate\nlaw enforcement agencies at least fifteen days prior to such race,\npursuant to the provisions of section thirty-four of this chapter, and\nall provisions of such section have been complied with. The provisions\nof this section shall not apply to any Federal Aviation Agency licensed\naircraft.\n * NB There are 2 § 45-aaaaaa's\n