The following words, when used in this chapter, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances
where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
BOAT or VESSEL
Any contrivance used or capable of being used as a means
of transporting people or goods upon the water.
COMMERCIAL VESSEL
A boat or vessel from which the owner obtains a significant
portion of his income and/or which is registered as a commercial/passenger
vessel either with New York State or the United States Coast Guard.
DOCK
A structure built over or floating upon the water and used
as a landing place for boats and other marine transport.
The following regulations shall apply to all boats or vessels
excluding commercial vessels:
A. No person shall moor any boat or vessel so as to obstruct or encroach
upon any fairway, marked channel or improved channel or so as to obstruct
any aid to navigation or so as to interfere with a duly authorized
mooring buoy or with the free passage of any vessel from or to any
pier, wharf or dock.
B. The overnight docking of boats or vessels at a municipal dock is
hereby prohibited.