[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Lewisboro 12-3-1977. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Lewisboro Motor
Boat Ordinance."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes every vessel propelled in any manner except by sail
or hand.
Includes all lakes or streams in the Town of Lewisboro over
which the Town Board shall have jurisdiction by law.
No motor boat shall be operated or driven upon any water in
the Town of Lewisboro in other than a careful and prudent manner or
so as to endanger the safety, life or limb of any person or so as
to cause damage to, on or abutting said waters or so as to interfere
with the free and reasonable use of such waters by others. The operation
of any motor boat in a manner contrary to the provisions hereof shall
be deemed to be reckless driving. It shall be deemed reckless driving
to operate a boat towing a person on water skis, surfboard or similar
device unless there is in said boat a person in addition to the operator
thereof of at least 10 years of age in a position to observe the progress
of the person being towed as required by § 73 of the Navigation
Law of the State of New York.
A.
The use on Lake Waccabuc of any motor boat with motor propulsion
exceeding 25 horsepower, based upon the manufacturer's rating, is
prohibited.
B.
The use on Lake Oscaleta or Lake Rippowam of any motor boat with
motor propulsion exceeding 10 horsepower, based upon the manufacturer's
rating, is prohibited.
No person shall operate a motor boat and no owner shall permit
the operation of a motor boat on waters in the Town unless such motor
boat is registered and numbered in compliance with the provisions
of Article 48 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
Any person violating any of the provisions of the within chapter
shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be
punishable by a fine not exceeding $100.
