[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of East Hampton 7-3-1980 by Ord. No. 49, amended in its entirety 6-2-1989. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
Helicopters prohibited. No person, firm or corporation shall land or cause to be landed, take off or cause to take off, or taxi any helicopter on or from the waters, beaches or on any land within the Town of East Hampton except on Gardiner's Island, the Town Airport, and the Montauk Airport.
B. 
Seaplanes prohibited. No person, firm or corporation shall land or cause to be landed, take off or cause to take off, taxi, or emplane or deplane any seaplane on or from Town beaches and waterways, trustee waters and beaches, Town waters, Town docks, and/or floats (as defined in Chapter 246 of the Town Code[1]).
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 246, Waterways and Boats.
A. 
This ordinance shall not apply to aircraft operated by any federal, state, or local government, any emergency services, evacuation services, public or private, and any operation by an aircraft in an emergency.
B. 
This ordinance shall not apply to seaplane operations that originate from or terminate at Gardiner's Island. For an operation to fit within this Subsection B, prior to the operation a designated representative of Gardiner's Island must file a written flight plan with the Town's designated representative (which will be the Town Board's Airport Liaison).
A. 
Any person violating the provisions of § 73-1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
(1) 
For a first offense, punishable by a fine of not less than $1,500 nor more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for up to 14 days, or both;
(2) 
For any subsequent event within 18 months of a prior offense of this section, by fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both.
B. 
The provisions of § 73-1 may be enforced by any duly constituted law enforcement officer having jurisdiction within the Town of East Hampton, including any Ordinance Enforcement Officer, police officer, peace officer, harbormaster and/or bay constable of the Town of East Hampton, Park Manager and/or any other person duly designated by the East Hampton Town Board to enforce the same.