N.Y. Navigation Law § 39-a: Motor boat regulation on Lake Colby

§ 39-a. Motor boat regulation on Lake Colby. 1. The term "motor boat"

shall mean and include a mechanically propelled vessel having a source

of power in excess of ten horsepower other than propulsion by wind

propelled sail or human propelled oar or paddle. Such term shall also

include a vessel temporarily or permanently equipped with a detachable

motor, commonly known as an "outboard" motor boat.

2. No motor boat shall be operated on Lake Colby, in the town of

Harrietstown, county of Franklin.

3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to emergency and

rescue vessels and vessels operated for the official functions of a

federal, state or local governmental agency.

4. A person violating any provision of subdivision two of this section

shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not more than

fifty dollars, or imprisonment for not more than ten days, or by both

such fine and imprisonment.