Section 33-D. Sanitary facilities aboard crafts on Lake Champlain  


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  • It shall
      be unlawful for any owner or operator of any craft upon Lake  Champlain,
      its  tributaries or outlets, to operate any craft equipped with a marine
      toilet which in any manner discharges sewage into  the  waters  of  said
      lake,  its  tributaries or outlets. All marine toilets on any such craft
      shall also incorporate or be equipped with a holding tank which  can  be
      carried  or  pumped  ashore for disposal according to the regulations of
      local boards of health or county or state health agencies.  Any  holding
      tank designed so as to provide for an optional means of discharge to the
      waters on which the craft is operating shall have the discharge openings
      sealed  shut and any discharge lines, pipes or hoses shall be removed or
      disconnected and stored while operating on the waters of said lake,  its
      tributaries  or outlets.   Failure to comply with the provisions of this
      section shall be a violation punishable by a  fine  not  to  exceed  two
      hundred  fifty  dollars or by imprisonment of not more than fifteen days
      or by both such fine and imprisonment.