A. 
No person shall anchor any boat or vessel in any channel or within 100 feet of any channel marker, buoy or other fixed navigation aid or within 300 feet of lifelines maintained at any public beach. Except when permitted in a federal anchorage area, no person shall moor any boat or vessel in any channel or within 50 feet of the edge thereof or within 50 feet of any channel marker, buoy or other fixed navigation aid or within 300 feet of lifelines maintained at any public beach.
B. 
No person shall moor or anchor any boat so as to endanger the safety of or cause damage to any boat previously anchored or previously laid down.
C. 
Any vessel or float so moored or anchored in violation of this section or § 69-13 of this chapter may be removed by the Division of Harbor and Marine Enforcement or by the Marine Division of the Nassau County Police Department at the expense of the owner or person in charge of said vessel or float, such expense to be in addition to such penalties as may be imposed by this chapter and the laws of the United States and the State of New York.
[Amended 2-10-1998 by L.L. No. 6-1998; 10-22-2002 by L.L. No. 15-2002; 6-29-2010 by L.L. No. 9-2010]
D. 
Bond to be posted for anchoring or mooring of barges.
[Added 10-4-1983 by L.L. No. 8-1983]
(1) 
The owner of any occupied or unoccupied barge, which is to be anchored or moored within any waterway of the Town for more than 10 consecutive days shall post with the Town Clerk a surety bond payable to the Town of North Hempstead in the amount of $100,000 for each barge so moored, said bond to be issued by a surety licensed to do business in the State of New York.
[Amended 7-19-2005 by L.L. No. 5-2005]
(2) 
In the event that a barge bonded in accordance with the preceding subsection sinks or otherwise becomes unable to navigate under its own power or with the assistance of tugboats, or causes any damage to the property of the Town, the bond so posted shall be forfeited to the Town of North Hempstead to aid in the removal of the barge from the waterway and/or the repair of the Town's property. The bond forfeiture shall not eliminate the owner's ultimate responsibility to ensure the removal of the barge and/or for the repair of the Town's property.
[Amended 7-19-2005 by L.L. No. 5-2005]
(3) 
The surety on a bond issued pursuant to the above subsections may immediately cancel such bond for any barges removed from the waterways of the Town in the ordinary method of operation.
(4) 
Section 69-12D shall not apply to barges, ships or boats owned or operated by common carriers engaged in interstate or foreign commerce nor shall it apply to pleasure craft used on a seasonal basis.
No boat shall be tied up or made fast to any public dock or to other property of the Town for a longer continuous period than 12 hours or in excess of the time indicated by the signs when signs are posted by the Commissioner.
A. 
The discharge of off petroleum products, by-products and other pollutants into or upon any water, waterways, beaches and lands adjoining the shorefront under the jurisdiction of the Town from any vessel, boat or terminal facility is prohibited.
B. 
All boats or vessels operating within the waters of the Town shall fully comply with all federal and state laws and rules and regulations of any appropriate federal and state agency having jurisdiction thereof.
C. 
All oil companies and vessels using the waters under the jurisdiction of the Town shall have available in appropriate locations on their waterfronts and on board oil and other pollutant-carrying vessels a minimum length of Bar Boom, United States Coast Guard Water Pollution Barrier or similar floating oil retention boom system sufficient to completely encircle the vessels or facilities and shall use it when loading or unloading such vessel.
D. 
Every oil company operating a terminal facility in the Town shall provide and designate a person in charge during the transfer of any oil or petroleum products from a vessel to the terminal facility. Such person shall be in charge and have authority to direct the transferring operation, and in the event of a discharge or of spillage, such person in charge shall be responsible for immediately notifying and alerting the Commissioner and the United States Coast Guard.
E. 
In the event of an oil spillage or discharge, the oil company operating the terminal facility, the owner or person in charge or the vessel captain shall immediately notify the United States Coast Guard, and the Commissioner and shall forthwith assign its personnel to install the water pollution barrier to contain the oil slick or spillage and shall immediately undertake to remove such discharge from the waters or shorelines of the Town. Notwithstanding the above requirement, the United States Coast Guard On-Scene Commander or the Commissioner may undertake whatever action he may deem to be appropriate under the circumstances for the immediate removal of such discharge and may contact and employ other persons who shall operate under the direction of the Coast Guard On-Scene Commander or the Commissioner.
F. 
It shall be the responsibility of the oil company owner, the person in charge or vessel captain to immediately notify the Commissioner and the appropriate United States Coast Guard station of the discharge of any pollutant. It is intended herein that all spills are to be reported to the Coast Guard and the Commissioner. The failure to report a discharge shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
G. 
Use of detergents, chemicals and other materials for the removal of oil spills or slicks.
(1) 
Detergent materials are prohibited.
(2) 
Nondetergent chemical dispersants may be used only after such dispersants shall have been approved for such use by the appropriate federal agency having jurisdiction thereof.
(3) 
Nonsinkable absorbent materials may be used if they are readily recoverable from the surface of the water.
H. 
The person, firm or corporation or association, owner, lessee or user of the vessel or facility causing the spillage of oil or other pollutant, resulting in an expenditure by the Town for the use of its personnel and equipment, shall be liable to the Town and shall reimburse the Town upon due notice for the expenditures of the sums involved to remove the spillage and for any and all damage to Town property.
A. 
No person, whether engaged in commerce or otherwise, shall place, throw, deposit or discharge or cause to be placed, thrown, deposited or discharged into the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the Town, from any vessel, marina or mooring, any sewage or other liquid or solid materials which render the water unsightly, noxious or otherwise unwholesome so as to be detrimental to the public health or welfare or to the enjoyment of the water for recreational purposes.
B. 
No person, whether engaged in commerce or otherwise, shall place, throw, deposit or discharge or cause to be placed, thrown, deposited or discharged into the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the Town any litter from any vessel, marina or mooring.