L & M:
I noticed your reply referenced Parks and Recreation....so I looked on their site....here is the regulation they referred me to:
Navigation Law Updates
Life Jacket Wear Requirements
Beginning November 1, 2009, Section 40, Subdivision 1 of the Navigation Law shall be amended by adding new paragraph (e), which reads as follows:
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.
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 $25 nor more than $100, applicable to either the operator and/or the owner of the vessel.
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So I called them, specifically to clarify the "underway". They said while the vessel is at anchor you do not need to keep
the PFD on (except as it applies to children). Also, it does apply to Lake's Erie and Ontario, also as I suspected it did.
Thanks for the replys. Guess I have my answers.
John