§ 45-b. Regulation of beaches. Except when prohibited by reason of the
laws of the United States, the board of trustees of a village may adopt,
amend and enforce rules and regulations not inconsistent with law, with
respect to regulating the use of beaches in or adjacent to the village
and regulating swimming and bathing in open waters exposed to the
public, including the use of underwater diving devices for swimming and
fishing, within or bounding the village or such beaches to a distance of
fifteen hundred feet from the shore, including any waters within or
bordering a village in the county of Nassau or Suffolk, and requiring
the owners or operators of any bathing beaches, bath houses or other
places charging a fee to the public for the use of such facilities to
provide adequate safeguards for the protection of the public in waters
adjacent to such premises.

The provisions of this section shall be controlling notwithstanding
any contrary provisions of law.