Village of Quogue, NY Article IV Waterways

[Adopted 8-20-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]

§ 118-21 Applicability; adherence to town requirements.

A. The term "waterways of the Village of Quogue" shall apply to all waters within the Village and all waters bounding the Village to a distance of 1,500 feet from the shoreline, excluding the Atlantic Ocean.

B. The requirements of this article shall be in addition to any and all requirements which may be imposed by the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton.

§ 118-22 Prohibited discharge.

[Added 7-18-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002[1]]

No person shall cause or allow the discharging of water from a swimming pool into the waterways of the Village of Quogue. No person shall cause or allow the discharging of swimming pool effluent or waste into the waterways of the Village of Quogue.

[1] Editor's Note: This local law also provided for the renumbering of former § 118-22, Requirements additional to town's requirements, as § 118-21B.

§ 118-23 Operation of vessels and equipment in safe manner.

Every person operating, sailing or driving a vessel or boat and every person riding water skis, surfboards or other devices used on waterways of the Village of Quogue shall at all times operate the same in a manner (including, without limitation, the throwing of its wake) so as not to disturb or endanger the property or life or limb of any person.

§ 118-24 Mufflers and noise levels.

[Amended 3-17-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989]

A. No person shall operate a vessel or boat on waterways of the Village of Quogue, propelled wholly or partly by an engine operated by gas, gasoline, oil or other fuel, without having the exhaust from the engine run through a muffler or so controlled by the introduction of water into the exhaust pipe or line so as to muffle the noise of exhaust in a reasonable manner.

B. No person shall operate a vessel or boat on waterways of the Village of Quogue in such a manner as to exceed a noise level of 86 decibels, measured at a distance of 50 feet from the vessel or boat.

C. If any enforcement officer authorized to enforce the provisions of Article IV of Chapter 118 reasonably believes that a vessel or boat is being operated in a manner which exceeds the allowed noise level provided for in § 118-24B, such officer may request the operator of such vessel or boat to submit such vessel or boat to an on-site tent for measuring noise level, and the operator of such vessel or boat shall comply with such request.

§ 118-25 Mooring boats as sleeping quarters for extended periods.

No person shall berth, moor or anchor any vessel or boat (whether or not self-propelled) occupied as living or sleeping quarters on the waterways of the Village of Quogue, nor within the Village of Quogue, for more than 72 consecutive hours without first obtaining a permit from the Board of Trustees.

§ 118-26 Speed limit.

[Amended 3-20-1987 by L.L. No. 1-1987; 10-15-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999]

No person shall pilot or operate any motor boat or any power-propelled boat or other device at a speed in excess of six land miles per hour in or upon the following waterways of the Village of Quogue:

A. All waters within the Village to a distance of 500 feet from the shoreline.

B. All waters bounding the Village to a distance of 500 feet from the shoreline.

§ 118-27 Penalties for offenses.

[Amended 7-3-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]

A. Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article 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 $1,000, 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 article shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.

B. For each and every violation of this article, the person or persons responsible for, causing, permitting, assisting in or refusing to abate or correct such violation shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each and every such violation. The continuation of a violation of this article shall constitute, for each day the violation is continued, a separate and distinct violation hereunder.