Section 45-CC. Reckless operation and speed on the canal system  


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  • 1.
      Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or any inconsistent
      local laws, every vessel operated on the canal  system,  as  defined  in
      subdivision  one of section two of the canal law, shall be operated in a
      careful and prudent  manner  in  such  a  way  as  not  to  unreasonably
      interfere  with  or  endanger any other vessel or person. A violation of
      this subdivision or any applicable rules  and  regulations  shall  be  a
      misdemeanor  punishable  as set forth in section seventy-three-b of this
      article.
        2. Notwithstanding  any  other  provisions  of  this  chapter  or  any
      inconsistent  local  laws,  no  vessel  shall  be operated on such canal
      system within one hundred feet of the shore, a dock, pier,  raft,  float
      or  an  anchored  or  moored  vessel at a speed exceeding five miles per
      hour, unless such vessel is being operated near such shore, dock, float,
      pier, raft, or anchored vessel for the  purpose  of  enabling  a  person
      engaged  in  water skiing to take off or land, and except in those areas
      where the canal corporation has established a different  speed  by  rule
      and   regulation  pursuant  to  the  canal  law.  A  violation  of  this
      subdivision or any applicable rules and regulations shall be a violation
      punishable as set forth in section seventy-three-c of this article.