N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 646-9.4

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

Section 646-9.4 - Vessel Inspections, Decontamination and Administration

(a) Except for activities exempted by this Subpart, all trailered vessels shall be inspected by a VIT prior to launch into the waters of the Lake George Park during the boating season to determine that the vessel has met the clean, drained and dry standard. Trailered vessels identified by a VIT as meeting this standard shall receive a VICS.

(b) All vessels inspected pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section shall be subject to decontamination if determined not to meet the cleaned, drained and dry standard by any VIT prior to launching into the waters of the Lake George Park during the boating season. Trailered vessels decontaminated by a VIT shall receive a VICS.

(c) Upon retrieval from the waters of the Lake George Park during boating season, all trailered vessels must meet the cleaned and drained standard prior to leaving a launch site. Such vessels may receive a VICS by an authorized launch operator to demonstrate compliance with this Subpart. If intact, a VICS received from an authorized launch operator shall preclude the need for a trailered vessel to receive inspection by a VIT as described in subdivision (a) of this section.

(d) A launch operator must register the launch site with the Commission on such form as the Commission may prescribe. Following the initial registration, launch sites must be registered annually by the launch operator by May 15 of each year. This requirement shall not apply to any launch sites which are owned by a State or local government or which are staffed by Commission personnel.

(e) The Commission may enter into written agreements with public launch owners and operators to implement the trailered vessel inspection program on public launch sites.

(f) All launch operators required to register pursuant to this section shall keep true and accurate records during the boating season in a manner specified by the Commission showing the following: the boat registration number of each trailered vessel launched into or retrieved from the waters of the Lake George Park at its launch site; the VICS inventory maintained by the launch operator; the VICS removed by the launch operator prior to a trailered vessel being launched into the waters of the Lake George Park ; the VICS applied to a trailered vessel by a launch operator upon retrieval at its launch site of a trailered vessel from the waters of the Lake George Park . These records shall be maintained on a daily basis and retained for a minimum of three years and shall be available for inspection upon request by the Commission.

(g) Launch operators shall maintain their launch sites in a manner authorized by the Commission so as to prevent trailered vessels not equipped with an intact VICS from launching into the waters of the Lake George Park.

(h) All VITs will be trained and certified annually by the Commission. A reasonable training fee may be charged to individuals taking the course. The Commission will identify the type and hours of training to be completed by VITs on an annual basis.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 646-9.4

Adopted, New York State Register February 19, 2014/Volume XXXVI, Issue 7, eff. 5/15/2014

Amended New York State Register April 27, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Issue 17, eff. 5/1/2016