Prohibits party boats within seven hundred fifty feet of the shore of Sheepshead Bay or within one hundred feet of Sheepshead Bay dock; restricts noise; does not apply to fishing boats.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8194
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 2, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT relating to party boats in Sheepshead Bay
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. (a) No person operating a party boat near or around
2 Sheepshead Bay shall knowingly cause, make, allow or permit a public
3 noise disturbance to originate from the vessel, including but not limit-
4 ed to:
5 (1) the frequent, repetitive or continuous sounding of any horn or
6 siren, except as a warning of danger or as specifically permitted or
7 required by law;
8 (2) the creation of frequent, repetitive or continuous sounds in
9 connection with the starting, operation, repair, rebuilding, testing or
10 revving of vessel engines as to unreasonably disturb or interfere with
11 the peace and comfort of others, including owners and possessors of real
12 property;
13 (3) sound from any audio sound system operated at volumes so as to be
14 audible greater than fifty feet from the watercraft itself; or
15 (4) any other sound that unreasonably interferes with the peace and
16 comfort of others.
17 (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no person
18 shall operate, anchor or secure a party boat within seven hundred fifty
19 feet of the shore of Sheepshead Bay or within one hundred feet of
20 Sheepshead Bay dock.
21 (c) For purposes of this section party boat means a vessel that is
22 fourteen feet in length or longer, measured from end to end over the
23 deck; operated by the owner of the vessel or an employee of the owner;
24 and rented or leased by the owner for a group recreational event
25 consisting of more than six passengers.
26 (d) The provisions of this act shall not apply to fishing boats.
27 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07222-01-7