Section 49-C. Termination of unsafe operation


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  • A police officer or peace
      officer,  acting  pursuant  to  his  or  her  special  duties,  who  has
      reasonable cause to believe that a vessel, including a rowboat, canoe or
      kayak,  is  being  operated,  in his or her presence, upon the navigable
      waters of the state, or any tidewaters bordering on or lying within  the
      boundaries  of  the  county  of  Nassau  or Suffolk, in violation of any
      section of this article, and that it would be so imminently hazardous to
      continue to operate such vessel as to be likely to cause an accident  or
      physical  injury,  may  direct  the master or operator of such vessel to
      cease operating upon such waters, and to proceed immediately to dock the
      vessel at the nearest available safe anchorage, dock  or  mooring  until
      the  violation  charged  by such officer is finally adjudicated or until
      such hazardous condition is remediated or otherwise corrected.