[Amended 10-28-1997 by L.L. No. 37-1997]
A. 
No person shall swim, bathe, or use a surfboard, raft, inflatable or similar recreational equipment, apparatus or device other than a boat or vessel as defined herein, in any channel or inlet, except in the course of a rescue.
B. 
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the use of a surfboard in those waters extending 150 feet from the shoreline of the northerly and westerly side of the Shinnecock Inlet, beginning at the eastern terminus of Dune Road, Hampton Bays, and extending northwesterly to the northern terminus of Road H.
C. 
Any person using a surfboard in those waters on the northerly and westerly side of the Shinnecock Inlet shall do so with the understanding that the Town assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury which such person may sustain or cause while using such surfboard.
A. 
Skin diving shall include any person who, while swimming, surface-dives to explore underwater, hunt, fish or photograph, including any person using any self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, but shall not include bona fide salvage operations displaying proper signals.
B. 
Skin diving is prohibited in any fairway or channel or in the entire area of the Shinnecock Inlet or in any waters where the same may interfere with reasonable and proper operation of boats or within 150 feet of any person bathing or swimming.
C. 
No person shall engage in skin diving without displaying the international diving flag or authorized skin diving flag of suitable size adequately displayed by a float, buoy or boat at all times and without a person of suitable age and discretion other than the skin diver, in a position as lookout. Such person shall not permit such diving flag to remain in any area unless such person is actually skindiving in the area at the time. No boat shall operate within 50 feet of any area so marked for skin diving.
No person shall discharge any apparatus designed for use in spearfishing within 200 feet of any lifelines or bathing floats or, if there are no lifelines or bathing floats, then within 200 feet of any public or semipublic beach regularly used for bathing or swimming or within 150 feet of any person bathing or swimming.