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Town of North Salem, NY
Westchester County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of North Salem 6-27-1969 by Ord. No. 11. Sections 145-2 and 145-5 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Town of North Salem Motorboat Ordinance."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
MOTORBOAT
Includes every vessel or floating craft propelled, temporarily or permanently, in any manner other than by hand or sail.
WATERS IN THE TOWN
Peach Lake.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Every person operating a motorboat shall at all times operate the same in a careful and prudent manner and at such a rate of speed as not to endanger the property of any person or the life or limb of any person.
A. 
No motorboat shall be operated in a reckless manner. Reckless operation shall include operating a motorboat in a manner which unnecessarily interferes with the free and proper use of the waters of said lake or unnecessarily endangers other craft thereon or property or the life or limb of any person.
B. 
Upon approaching a canoe, rowboat or sailboat or a vessel being used for fishing, every operator of a motorboat shall reduce its speed so as not to exceed a speed of five miles per hour and thereby ensure the safety of the other vessel, its occupants or fishing equipment and shall not come within a reasonable distance from such other vessel, which said reasonable distance shall be deemed 25 feet.
C. 
No motorboat shall be operated within 100 feet of the shore at a speed in excess of five miles per hour.
D. 
No motorboat shall be operated within 100 feet of a beach or bathing area or bathing dock or float, except that a motorboat may be operated at a speed not to exceed five miles per hour when going to and from a private dock or private beach.
E. 
The speed of any motorboat shall not exceed 10 miles per hour between sundown and sunrise.
F. 
The use of cutouts or similar appliances is prohibited.
No refuse or litter shall be thrown into Peach Lake by operators of boats, swimmers or any other person in or about the lake.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).