N.Y. Canal Law § 75: Clearance and ownership

§ 75. Clearance and ownership. Every commercial float shall have a

clearance. Clearances may be obtained at such places along the canal

system and at such other points as the corporation may direct. No

clearance shall be granted to any commercial float unless the person

authorized to issue such clearance has evidence that such float is duly

registered in the office of the corporation. Each float shall have a

separate clearance and no part of the cargo shall be cleared to a place

beyond which the float is cleared. The corporation may, in its

discretion, refuse to issue a clearance for a vessel against whose

registered owner there is an unpaid penalty involving such vessel for

the violation of rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.