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N.Y. Navigation Law § 33-d: Sanitary facilities aboard crafts on Lake Champlain

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

§ 33-d. Sanitary facilities aboard crafts on Lake Champlain. It shall

be unlawful for any owner or operator of any craft upon Lake Champlain,

its tributaries or outlets, to operate any craft equipped with a marine

toilet which in any manner discharges sewage into the waters of said

lake, its tributaries or outlets. All marine toilets on any such craft

shall also incorporate or be equipped with a holding tank which can be

carried or pumped ashore for disposal according to the regulations of

local boards of health or county or state health agencies. Any holding

tank designed so as to provide for an optional means of discharge to the

waters on which the craft is operating shall have the discharge openings

sealed shut and any discharge lines, pipes or hoses shall be removed or

disconnected and stored while operating on the waters of said lake, its

tributaries or outlets. Failure to comply with the provisions of this

section shall be a violation punishable by a fine not to exceed two

hundred fifty dollars or by imprisonment of not more than fifteen days

or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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