§ 46-AAAA — Special provisions relating to speed on Cuba lake

§ 46-aaaa. Special provisions relating to speed on Cuba lake. 1.\nNotwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or any inconsistent\nlocal laws, every pleasure vessel operated on Cuba lake, located in the\ntowns of Cuba, Allegany county and Ischua, Cattaraugus county, shall be\noperated in a careful and prudent manner, in such a way as to not\nunreasonably interfere with or endanger any vessel or person, and no\nvessel shall be operated at a speed exceeding forty-five miles per hour.\nNo pleasure vessel operated on Cuba lake shall be operated at a speed\nexceeding twenty-five miles per hour between one-half hour after sunset\nand one-half hour before sunrise.\n 2. No person shall ride on water skis, surfboard, motorized jet ski or\nmotorized personal watercraft or similar device on the waters of Cuba\nlake, without wearing a life preserver, life belt, or similar device;\nprovided, however, that the provisions of this subdivision shall not\napply to a paid performer engaged in a professional exhibition.\n 3. 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 this section have been complied with. The provisions\nof this section shall not apply to any Federal Aviation Agency licensed\naircraft.\n 4. Any person who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this\nsection shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not less\nthan twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for the first\noffense; by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than two\nhundred dollars for conviction of the second offense committed within a\nperiod of twenty-four months; by a fine of not less than one hundred\ndollars nor more than two hundred dollars for conviction of the third\noffense or any subsequent offense committed within a period of\ntwenty-four months.\n 5. The Cuba lake district shall have all of the rights, duties and\nobligations as provided for in section forty-six of this chapter as\nafforded to the governing body of a city or incorporated village\nrelative to the creation of a vessel regulation zone.\n