Bill Text: NY A05402 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits party boats within seven hundred fifty feet of the shore of Sheepshead Bay or within one hundred feet of Sheepshead Bay dock; restricts noise; does not apply to fishing boats.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to transportation [A05402 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A05402-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5402 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT relating to party boats in Sheepshead Bay THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. (a) No person operating a party boat near or around 2 Sheepshead Bay shall knowingly cause, make, allow or permit a public 3 noise disturbance to originate from the vessel, including but not limit- 4 ed to: 5 (1) the frequent, repetitive or continuous sounding of any horn or 6 siren, except as a warning of danger or as specifically permitted or 7 required by law; 8 (2) the creation of frequent, repetitive or continuous sounds in 9 connection with the starting, operation, repair, rebuilding, testing or 10 revving of vessel engines as to unreasonably disturb or interfere with 11 the peace and comfort of others, including owners and possessors of real 12 property; 13 (3) sound from any audio sound system operated at volumes so as to be 14 audible greater than fifty feet from the watercraft itself; or 15 (4) any other sound that unreasonably interferes with the peace and 16 comfort of others. 17 (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no person 18 shall operate, anchor or secure a party boat within seven hundred fifty 19 feet of the shore of Sheepshead Bay or within one hundred feet of 20 Sheepshead Bay dock. 21 (c) For purposes of this section party boat means a vessel that is 22 fourteen feet in length or longer, measured from end to end over the 23 deck; operated by the owner of the vessel or an employee of the owner; 24 and rented or leased by the owner for a group recreational event 25 consisting of more than six passengers. 26 (d) The provisions of this act shall not apply to fishing boats. 27 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05247-03-5