43-0117 - Operation of ferries and certain other boats, barges and vessels restricted.

§ 43-0117. Operation  of  ferries  and  certain  other boats, barges and               vessels restricted.    1. No person, partnership, or corporation shall  operate  a  ferry  or  other  boat  transporting  motor  vehicles  on the waters of Lake George  without first obtaining a permit for such operation from the Lake George  park commission.    2. No person, partnership or corporation shall operate a  night  club,  restaurant,  dance  hall  or  other place of amusement, or engage in the  business of selling or offering for sale any kind of food or beverage on  or from a boat, barge or vessel on the waters  of  Lake  George  without  first  obtaining  a  permit for such operation from the Lake George park  commission. The provisions of this subdivision shall not  apply  to  any  such operation in existence prior to January 1, 1963.    3.  No person, partnership or corporation shall operate, propel or tow  a boat, barge, vessel or other floating object used as, or as a  vehicle  for,  an  advertising  sign  or  advertising  structure or device on the  waters of Lake George without first obtaining a permit therefor from the  Lake George park commission.    4. In order to protect and preserve the water quality of Lake  George,  to provide reasonable public access to Lake George without overcrowding,  congestion  or  safety  hazards,  and  to  protect the resources of Lake  George, the commission shall,  consistent  with  the  purposes  of  this  article, promulgate regulations relative to the permitting of boats, the  registration  and  the  regulation  of  docks,  wharfs and moorings, the  regulation of marinas, the limits of speed and sound on Lake George, the  regulation of recreational activities such as regatta-type events, water  skiing, parasailing and other similar activities, and the regulation  of  tour  boats,  boat  rentals  and  other rental activities. Following the  promulgation of such regulations: (a)  no  person  shall  construct  any  dock,  wharf,  mooring,  marina or put any such structure to use without  first obtaining a permit from the commission, and (b)  no  person  shall  operate  any boat or vessel, or undertake any regulated activity without  complying  with  such  regulations  and  obtaining  a  permit  from  the  commission, if required.    5.  To  effectuate the purposes enumerated in subdivision four of this  section, pending adoption by the commission  of  rules  and  regulations  relative  to the registration and regulation of docks, wharfs, moorings,  and marinas, the provisions of part 646 of Title VI of the codes,  rules  and  regulations  of the state of New York shall be continued; provided,  however, that such regulations shall be administered by the commission.