Section 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.