N.Y. Navigation Law § 45-b: Regulation of beaches

§ 45-b. Regulation of beaches. Except when prohibited by reason of the

laws of the United States, the board of trustees of a village may adopt,

amend and enforce rules and regulations not inconsistent with law, with

respect to regulating the use of beaches in or adjacent to the village

and regulating swimming and bathing in open waters exposed to the

public, including the use of underwater diving devices for swimming and

fishing, within or bounding the village or such beaches to a distance of

fifteen hundred feet from the shore, including any waters within or

bordering a village in the county of Nassau or Suffolk, and requiring

the owners or operators of any bathing beaches, bath houses or other

places charging a fee to the public for the use of such facilities to

provide adequate safeguards for the protection of the public in waters

adjacent to such premises.

The provisions of this section shall be controlling notwithstanding

any contrary provisions of law.