N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 646-2.9

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

Section 646-2.9 - Restricted use zones

(a) No person shall anchor, moor or recreate from a vessel on the waters of Lake George in front of private property within 200 feet from the mean high-water mark of such property without the consent of the owner or lessee of such property. This paragraph shall not apply:

(1) to persons fishing from vessels, provided such fishing does not create a hazard to near-shore recreational activities such as swimming; and

(2) the emergency use of such waters.

(b) In order to prevent overcrowding and congestion, reduce noise, protect the public health, safety and welfare and preserve the resources of the park, the commission may designate restricted use zones on the lake and adopt regulations for the usage of such zones. If permitted by the regulations for any zone, the commission may establish a system of mooring buoys for that zone. The commission may also establish marker buoys to show the limits of such zones. Within any restricted use zone established by this section no person shall operate, anchor, moor, recreate from or otherwise use a vessel, or undertake any other activity, in violation of the regulations established for such zone.

(1) Sandy Bay. That area of Sandy Bay which is below the mean high water mark and is bounded and described as follows shall be a restricted use zone: Bounded on the east by the Rockhurst Peninsula, on the south by the shore of Lake George between the Rockhurst and Cleverdale Peninsulas, on the west by the Cleverdale Peninsula and on the north by a line which runs due east to due west and is 1,800 feet north of the southernmost point on the southern boundary of the zone. Sandy Bay is located on the easterly side of the lake, in the Towns of Queensbury and Bolton. The commission may place up to 60 mooring buoys within said zone, which shall be placed so that no vessel tied to a buoy shall come within 200 feet of the mean high water mark. Within the zone, the following regulations shall apply:

(i) No vessel shall be anchored or moored for any purpose except at a mooring buoy established by the commission, excepting that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to the anchoring or mooring of a vessel for emergency purposes, or to the use of private docks, wharfs and moorings which have been duly registered with the commission.

(ii) No more than one vessel may be tied to any mooring buoy.

(iii) No vessel shall be tied to another vessel, to any market buoy established by the commission to mark the bounds of the zone, to the shore, or to any object on the shore.

(iv) No vessel shall be beached on the shore or bottom of the lake, excepting that the owner or lessee of private property may do so on that person's property.

(v) No vessel shall be left unattended.

(vi) No vessel shall be moored after sunset or before sunrise.

(vii) No vessel shall have more than ten feet of line between it and its mooring buoy.

(viii) Vessels in the zone and not secured to an authorized mooring shall be underway and shall not be allowed to drift or be held motionless.

(2) Paradise Bay. All of Paradise Bay shall be a restricted use zone. Paradise Bay is located in the Towns of Bolton and Dresden on the eastern shore of the lake, north of Shelving Rock. Within the zone the following regulations shall apply:

(i) No vessel shall be anchored or moored within the zone at any time for any purpose excepting that the restrictions of this paragraph shall not apply to the anchoring or mooring of a vessel for emergency purposes or to the use of docks established by the department, provided that no more than two vessels may be tied to any such dock at a time. This provision shall not apply each year from September 15th through May 15th of the following year.

(ii) No vessel shall be tied to another vessel, to any marker buoy established by the commission to mark the bounds of the zone, to the shore, or to any object on the shore.

(iii) No vessel shall be beached on the shore or bottom of the lake.

(iv) No vessel shall be left unattended.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 646-2.9