§ 63-a. Suspension of certificate of inspection; penalty for operating
a vessel without a certificate of inspection or during suspension. The
inspector may suspend a certificate of inspection issued pursuant to the
provisions of this article upon satisfactory proof that operation of the
vessel poses a risk to public safety. Prior to suspending the
certificate of inspection, the inspector shall give written notice of
the defects to the owner and describe how those defects pose a risk to
public safety. The inspector may suspend the certificate of inspection
until such time as the inspector is satisfied that operation of the
vessel does not pose a risk to public safety. An owner who permits the
operation of a vessel which has not been issued a certificate of
inspection or whose certificate of inspection has been suspended shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in section
seventy-three-b of this article for each day of operation of the vessel
with a suspended certificate of inspection.