N.Y. Navigation Law § 45-cc: Reckless operation and speed on the canal system

§ 45-cc. Reckless operation and speed on the canal system. 1.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or any inconsistent

local laws, every vessel operated on the canal system, as defined in

subdivision one of section two of the canal law, shall be operated in a

careful and prudent manner in such a way as not to unreasonably

interfere with or endanger any other vessel or person. A violation of

this subdivision or any applicable rules and regulations shall be a

misdemeanor punishable as set forth in section seventy-three-b of this

article.

2. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or any

inconsistent local laws, no vessel shall be operated on such canal

system within one hundred feet of the shore, a dock, pier, raft, float

or an anchored or moored vessel at a speed exceeding five miles per

hour, unless such vessel is being operated near such shore, dock, float,

pier, raft, or anchored vessel for the purpose of enabling a person

engaged in water skiing to take off or land, and except in those areas

where the canal corporation has established a different speed by rule

and regulation pursuant to the canal law. A violation of this

subdivision or any applicable rules and regulations shall be a violation

punishable as set forth in section seventy-three-c of this article.