Informal Opinion No.

James M. Brooks, Esq. Town Attorney, North Elba

You ask whether a county which has established a vessel regulation zone under Navigation Law, § 46 may adopt regulations under that section prohibiting the towing of aerial devices by motor boats and the operation of "jet skis" or "wet bikes" within the zone.

Navigation Law, § 46 provides that the board of supervisors of a county may establish a vessel regulation zone and "within the limitations prescribed by this chapter, adopt regulations for the use of a lake or part of a lake or other body of water within the county". When a vessel regulation…