N.Y. Canal Law § 102: Pipe lines crossing canals

§ 102. Pipe lines crossing canals. No pipe line shall be constructed

upon or across any of the canals of this state, except by the consent of

and in a manner and upon the terms prescribed by the corporation, unless

constructed upon a fixed bridge across such canal and with the consent

of the person, firm or corporation for whose benefit such bridge is

constructed and maintained, or upon such a bridge over the canal, at the

crossing of a public highway, or street, with the consent of the public

officers having the supervision thereof, or of the municipal authorities

of any village or city within whose limits such bridge may be, nor shall

the pipes of any such corporation be laid through, on or along the banks

of any of the canals of this state, unless such pipes shall be encased

so as to prevent leakage, in such manner as shall be approved by the

corporation.