[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Eaton 2-1-1958. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 12-15-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any boat propelled by any mechanical means other than by
hand, including personal watercraft as defined in § 2 of
the Navigation Law.
A vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet
pump as its primary source of motive power and which is designed to
be operated by a person sitting, standing or kneeling on, or being
towed behind the vessel rather than in the conventional manner of
sitting or standing inside the vessel, or as otherwise defined in
§ 2 of the Navigation Law.
[Added 10-14-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002]
A.
The speed of any motor boat operated on any water or waterways in
the Town of Eaton at any time shall not exceed 25 miles per hour.
B.
The speed of any motor boat operated on any water or waterways situate
in the Town of Eaton between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
shall not exceed 10 miles per hour.
C.
The speed of any motor boat operated on any of the water or waterways
in the Town of Eaton, within 200 feet of the shore, a dock, pier,
raft, float or any anchored or moored vessel, shall not exceed 10
miles per hour.
No motor boat shall at any time be driven or operated by any
person less than 12 years of age unless accompanied by an adult, and
no person between 12 and 16 years of age shall drive or operate a
motor boat in excess of 10 miles per hour.
[Amended 12-15-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997]
Motor boats, row boats and canoes shall display lights in accordance
with § 43 of the Navigation Law and comply with noise restrictions
in § 44 of the Navigation Law.
Every operator of a motor boat shall at all times operate his
boat in a careful and prudent manner so as not to endanger the property
of another or the life or limb of any person, or to interfere with
the free and proper use of the water or waterways in the Town of Eaton.
[Added 10-14-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002]
Effective April 1, 2003, the use or operation of persona! watercraft
is prohibited in or upon the waters of Hatch Lake and Bradley Brook
Reservoir within the Town of Eaton. There shall be constructed and
erected permanent signboards bearing therein large letters "PERSONAL
WATERCRAFT REGULATION ZONE," and further stating that the use or operation
of personal watercraft (jet skis) is prohibited in or upon the waters
of Hatch Lake and Bradley Brook Reservoir. One such signboard shall
be visible from the waters of each lake, and two such signboards shall
be conspicuously placed along Westcott Road near these lakes so as
to be visible to motorists traveling in either direction, with other
such signboards to be erected, with the consent of the New York State
Department of Transportation and the Madison County Highway Department
respectively, in at least one conspicuous location facing each direction
of travel near these lakes on NYS Route 26 and Eatonbrook Road, respectively,
and such other locations as the Town Board may designate.
[Amended 10-14-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002]
The regulations set forth in this chapter shall be enforced
by peace and law enforcement officers of the State of New York, including
the New York State Police and Department of Environment Conservation;
the Madison County Sheriff's Department; the Code Enforcement
Officer of the Town of Eaton; and such other officials as may otherwise
be empowered to do so. Any person violating the regulations established
in this chapter shall be guilty of a violation punishable, upon conviction
thereof, by a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for a term
of not more than 15 days, or both.
