The rules and regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply
with respect to the speed and operation of vessels upon any waters
or waterways situated within the territorial limits of the village,
including Hewlett Bay, Georges Creek, Willow Pond and Macy Channel,
except when prohibited by the laws of the United States.
All provisions of the Navigation Law of the State of New York,
all the inland rules enacted by Congress and governing the navigation
of the inland waters of the United States and all the pilot rules
for the United States inland waters applicable to the waters of the
village, relative to the rules for vessels passing each other, as
to lights on vessels and other matters consistent with the proper
use of said named waters, shall be complied with by all vessels navigating
said waters.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
VESSEL
Includes a powerboat, sailboat, barge, canoe or rowboat and
every description of watercraft or other contrivance used on or capable
of being used as a means of transportation in water or in air.
Discharging of toilets from vessels is hereby prohibited.
The dumping of oil, refuse, garbage or waste in any waters is
hereby prohibited.
Vessels shall not moor or anchor except at the edge of the channel,
and in no case shall vessels moor in such a way as to interfere with
the full use of the channel.
Any vessel which becomes a menace to navigation or unseaworthy
or which sinks, grounds or becomes otherwise disabled shall be removed
by the owner or person in charge thereof on order of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Hewlett Bay Park or any duly authorized
officer or agent thereof. If said vessel is not removed after an order
to so remove it, it may be removed by or at the direction of the Board
of Trustees of the Village of Hewlett Bay Park or any duly authorized
officer or agent thereof, at the expense of the owner or person in
charge of said vessel.
Vessels shall not moor or anchor so as to endanger the safety
of or cause damage to any vessel previously anchored or moored or
so as to interfere with any mooring previously laid down. Any vessel
so moored or anchored shall be removed by the owner or person in charge
thereof on order of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hewlett
Bay Park or any duly authorized officer or agent thereof. If said
vessel is not removed after an order to so remove it, it may be removed
by or at the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Hewlett Bay Park or any duly authorized officer or agent thereof,
at the expense of the owner or person in charge of said vessel.
For the purpose of §
142-7 and
142-8, the Mayor and Acting Mayor are hereby designated as officers and agents of the village and authorized for the purposes stated.
Every person operating a vessel shall at all times operate the
same in a careful and prudent manner and at such a rate of speed as
to not endanger the property of another or the life or limb of any
person nor so as to interfere with the free and proper use of the
waters. Throwing up a dangerous wake when approaching or passing another
vessel or when proceeding close to shore is hereby prohibited.
No vessel shall be operated at a greater speed than four miles
per hour in any waters or waterways situated within the territorial
limits of the village.
No person shall operate a vessel propelled wholly or partially
by an engine operated by the explosion of gas, gasoline, naphtha,
kerosene or other substance without having the exhaust from the engine
run through a muffler so constructed and used as to muffler the noise
of the exhaust in a reasonable manner.