Section 22-112. Navigable waters; fouling; obstructing  


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  • a.  It shall be
      unlawful:
        1. To place, discharge or deposit, by any process or  in  any  manner,
      offal,  piles,  lumber,  timber,  driftwood,  dirt, ashes, cinders, mud,
      sand, dredging, sludge, acid, or any other refuse matters  floatable  or
      otherwise  in  the port of New York, except under the supervision of the
      United States supervisor of the harbor.
        2. To discharge or cause or permit to be discharged into the  port  of
      New  York,  from any ship, steamer or other vessel, any oil, oil refuse,
      or other inflammable matter.
        b. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be  guilty
      of  a  misdemeanor,  and upon conviction therefor shall be punished by a
      fine of not more than two hundred  fifty  dollars  nor  less  than  five
      dollars,  or imprisonment for not more than six months nor less than ten
      days, one-half of such fine to be paid to the person giving  information
      which shall lead to the conviction of the offender.