N.Y. Navigation Law § 49-c: Termination of unsafe operation

§ 49-c. Termination of unsafe operation. A police officer or peace

officer, acting pursuant to his or her special duties, who has

reasonable cause to believe that a vessel, including a rowboat, canoe or

kayak, is being operated, in his or her presence, upon the navigable

waters of the state, or any tidewaters bordering on or lying within the

boundaries of the county of Nassau or Suffolk, in violation of any

section of this article, and that it would be so imminently hazardous to

continue to operate such vessel as to be likely to cause an accident or

physical injury, may direct the master or operator of such vessel to

cease operating upon such waters, and to proceed immediately to dock the

vessel at the nearest available safe anchorage, dock or mooring until

the violation charged by such officer is finally adjudicated or until

such hazardous condition is remediated or otherwise corrected.