[Amended 10-28-1997 by L.L. No. 37-1997]
A.
No person shall swim, bathe, or use a surfboard, raft,
inflatable or similar recreational equipment, apparatus or device
other than a boat or vessel as defined herein, in any channel or inlet,
except in the course of a rescue.
B.
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the use of
a surfboard in those waters extending 150 feet from the shoreline
of the northerly and westerly side of the Shinnecock Inlet, beginning
at the eastern terminus of Dune Road, Hampton Bays, and extending
northwesterly to the northern terminus of Road H.
C.
Any person using a surfboard in those waters on the
northerly and westerly side of the Shinnecock Inlet shall do so with
the understanding that the Town assumes no responsibility for any
damage or injury which such person may sustain or cause while using
such surfboard.
A.
Skin diving shall include any person who, while swimming,
surface-dives to explore underwater, hunt, fish or photograph, including
any person using any self-contained underwater breathing apparatus,
but shall not include bona fide salvage operations displaying proper
signals.
B.
Skin diving is prohibited in any fairway or channel
or in the entire area of the Shinnecock Inlet or in any waters where
the same may interfere with reasonable and proper operation of boats
or within 150 feet of any person bathing or swimming.
C.
No person shall engage in skin diving without displaying
the international diving flag or authorized skin diving flag of suitable
size adequately displayed by a float, buoy or boat at all times and
without a person of suitable age and discretion other than the skin
diver, in a position as lookout. Such person shall not permit such
diving flag to remain in any area unless such person is actually skindiving
in the area at the time. No boat shall operate within 50 feet of any
area so marked for skin diving.
No person shall discharge any apparatus designed
for use in spearfishing within 200 feet of any lifelines or bathing
floats or, if there are no lifelines or bathing floats, then within
200 feet of any public or semipublic beach regularly used for bathing
or swimming or within 150 feet of any person bathing or swimming.
