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N.Y. Navigation Law § 33-a: Sanitary facilities aboard craft on Lake George, Canandaigua Lake, Keuka Lake, Skaneateles Lake and on Greenwood Lake, Orange county

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  1. Navigation Law
  2. Article 3. Navigable Waters of the State

§ 33-a. Sanitary facilities aboard craft on Lake George, Canandaigua

Lake, Keuka Lake, Skaneateles Lake and on Greenwood Lake, Orange county.

It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator or for a marina or other

business to launch, moor, dock or operate any craft, or permit such

launching, mooring or operating of any craft upon Lake George, upon

Canandaigua Lake, upon Keuka Lake, upon Skaneateles Lake, and upon

Greenwood Lake, Orange county, their tributaries or outlets, equipped

with toilets, sinks, tubs, showers, or other equipment resulting in the

drainage of waste water or other sanitary facilities which in any manner

discharge into the waters of the lake, its tributaries or outlet. All

such toilets, sinks, tubs, showers, or other equipment resulting in the

drainage of waste water, or other sanitary facilities, shall be removed

or sealed or made to drain into a tank or reservoir which can be carried

or pumped ashore for disposal according to the regulations of local

boards of health or county and state health agencies. Failure to comply

with the provisions of this section aboard craft on Lake George,

Canandaigua Lake, Keuka Lake, and on Greenwood Lake, Orange county shall

be 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. Failure to comply with the provisions of this

section aboard craft on Skaneateles Lake shall be a misdemeanor

punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars, or by

imprisonment of not more than one year, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

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