N.Y. General Business Law § 265: Ice cutting and ice bridges

§ 265. Ice cutting and ice bridges. A person or corporation cutting

ice in or upon any waters within the boundaries of this state for the

purpose of removing the ice for sale or use, must surround the cuttings

and openings made with fences or guards of boards or other material

sufficient to form an obstruction to the free passage of persons through

such fences or guards into the place where such ice is being cut. Such

fences or guards must be erected at or before the time of commencing the

cuttings or openings, and must be maintained until ice has again formed

therein to the thickness of at least three inches, or until the ice

about such openings has melted or broken up. Whoever omits to comply

with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.