tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175004553373882579.post4335944633848806246..comments2023-04-10T07:02:48.767-05:00Comments on Sebago Canoe Club: New NY State Lifejacket Law.SebagoCanoeClubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931990649652004601noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175004553373882579.post-37371315248040641772009-09-07T09:52:11.854-05:002009-09-07T09:52:11.854-05:00Life Jacket Wear Requirements
Beginning November ...Life Jacket Wear Requirements<br /><br />Beginning November 1, 2009, Section 40, Subdivision 1 of the Navigation Law shall be amended by adding new paragraph (e), which reads as follows:<br /><br />No owner or operator of a pleasure vessel less than twenty-one feet, including rowboats, canoes, and kayaks shall permit its operation, between November first and May first, unless each person on board such vessel is wearing a securely fastened United States Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device of an appropriate size when such vessel is underway.<br /><br />Failure to wear a lifejacket on such vessels will be considered a violation under Section 73-c if the Navigation Law and is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $250, applicable to either the operator and/or the owner of the vessel.<br /><br />http://nysparks.state.ny.us/boating/navigation.aspGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384097368053444589noreply@blogger.com