N.Y. Navigation Law § 33: Deposit of refuse in navigable waters of the state

§ 33. Deposit of refuse in navigable waters of the state. No person

shall drain, deposit or cast any dead animal, carrion, offal, excrement,

garbage or other putrid or offensive matter into the navigable waters of

the state or any tidewaters bordering on or lying within the boundaries

of Nassau and Suffolk counties, except as the same may be authorized by

the state department of health. Every person violating the provisions of

this section shall upon conviction by any court of competent

jurisdiction be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not to

exceed one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment of not more than one

year, or by both such fine and imprisonment for each offense. The

district attorney of the county, in which the offense is committed or

exists, is authorized and directed to prosecute such offender or

offenders.