Section 15-1506. Transportation of water by vessel

1.  Except as provided in subdivision three of this section, no person
  or public corporation shall transport or carry by vessel, more than  ten
  thousand  gallons  in  any one day of the waters of any freshwater lake,
  pond, brook, river,  stream,  or  creek  in  this  state  without  first
  obtaining a permit from the department.
    2.  If  the  department  finds  that  the  transport  of such water is
  reasonable, and is not contrary  to  the  conservation  of  the  natural
  resources  of the state or to other uses of the water, including health,
  safety and welfare of the people of  the  state,  the  permit  shall  be
  granted   subject   to  reasonable  conditions  on  the  withdrawal  and
  transport. Such permit shall be subject to annual renewal.
    3. No permit shall be necessary for the taking of a volume of  ballast
  water necessary for normal vessel activity, but this exemption shall not
  apply to the exchange of ballast water.
    4.  The  department shall not issue permits for the transport of water
  by vessel which will conflict or be inconsistent with the provisions  of
  any interstate compact, commission or charter relating to the allocation
  of water resources to which New York is a signitory.