§ 49-c. Termination of unsafe operation. A police officer or peace
officer, acting pursuant to his or her special duties, who has
reasonable cause to believe that a vessel, including a rowboat, canoe or
kayak, is being operated, in his or her presence, upon the navigable
waters of the state, or any tidewaters bordering on or lying within the
boundaries of the county of Nassau or Suffolk, in violation of any
section of this article, and that it would be so imminently hazardous to
continue to operate such vessel as to be likely to cause an accident or
physical injury, may direct the master or operator of such vessel to
cease operating upon such waters, and to proceed immediately to dock the
vessel at the nearest available safe anchorage, dock or mooring until
the violation charged by such officer is finally adjudicated or until
such hazardous condition is remediated or otherwise corrected.