§ 46-aa. Special provisions relating to speed on lakes in Chautauqua\ncounty.
1.The county legislature of the county of Chautauqua may adopt,\namend and enforce local laws, rules and regulations not inconsistent\nwith the laws of this state or the United States, with respect to\nregulating and restricting the rate of speed of vessels while being\noperated on any navigable waters, or part thereof, located within\nChautauqua county, including, but not limited to regulating or\nrestricting the operation of vessels within two hundred feet of the\nshore, a dock, pier, raft or float or an anchored or moored vessel in a\nmanner or at a speed that does not cause a wake that unreasonably\ninterferes with or endangers such dock, pier, raft or float or an\nanchored or moored vessel but in no event
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§ 46-aa. Special provisions relating to speed on lakes in Chautauqua\ncounty. 1. The county legislature of the county of Chautauqua may adopt,\namend and enforce local laws, rules and regulations not inconsistent\nwith the laws of this state or the United States, with respect to\nregulating and restricting the rate of speed of vessels while being\noperated on any navigable waters, or part thereof, located within\nChautauqua county, including, but not limited to regulating or\nrestricting the operation of vessels within two hundred feet of the\nshore, a dock, pier, raft or float or an anchored or moored vessel in a\nmanner or at a speed that does not cause a wake that unreasonably\ninterferes with or endangers such dock, pier, raft or float or an\nanchored or moored vessel but in no event at a speed exceeding five\nmiles per hour, unless for the purpose of enabling a person engaged in\nwater skiing to take off or land, or regulating or restricting the speed\nof vessels on such lake between one-half hour after sunset and one-half\nhour before sunrise.\n 2. Local laws, rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the\nprovisions of this section shall not apply to any pleasure 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 agency 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.\n 3. No local law, rule or regulation adopted pursuant to the provisions\nof this section shall take effect until it shall have been submitted to\nand approved in writing by the commissioner of parks, recreation and\nhistoric preservation.\n Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any city,\ntown or village from continuing, adopting or enacting any other local\nlaws relating to persons operating a vessel within its limits, but no\nsuch municipality shall have the power to make less restrictive any of\nsuch provisions than any local law, rule or regulation which may be\nadopted pursuant to provisions of this section.\n