N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 646-2.5

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 646-2.5 - Regulation of specific recreational activities

(a) Personal water craft (PWC).

(1) All persons operating PWC upon the water of Lake George shall comply with the following requirements in addition to all navigational laws and other regulations of the Lake George Park Commission:

(i) A PWC may be operated only between the hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. or sunset whichever is earlier.

(ii) No person shall operate a PWC within 500 feet from the outer boundaries of a designated swimming or mooring area.

(iii) No person shall operate a PWC within 500 feet of shore at a speed greater than five miles per hour except that such five miles per hour speed limit shall not apply to a PWC operator operating at safe headway speed in a straight line to or from shore or to or from an area 500 feet from shore.

(iv) No person shall operate a PWC on the waters of Lake George so as to knowingly annoy, disturb, injure or endanger the health, comfort, repose or peace of another person.

(v) No person shall operate a PWC on the waters of Lake George which was manufactured on or after January 1, 1991 with an exhaust system which has been altered in any way from the original manufacturer's equipment.

(vi) On or after January 1, 1992 no person shall operate a PWC on the waters of Lake George if such PWC produces a sound level greater than that of the original manufacturers specifications for that PWC, but in no event shall a PWC operate on the waters of Lake George if such PWC exceeds the sound limits set forth in section 646-2.8 of this Subpart.

(2) Accidents involving PWC shall be reported in writing by the owner or operator to the commission or other law enforcement agency within 48 hours after such accident.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 646-2.5