N.Y. NAV Law § 58
This is the official text of N.Y. NAV Law § 58, part of New York’s NAV Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "NAV Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Number of passengers
Official statutory text
§ 58. Number of passengers. It shall not be lawful to take on board of\nany public vessel a greater number of passengers than the number allowed\nin the certificate of inspection and for every violation of this\nprovision, the master, pilot, joint pilot and engineer or owner shall be\nguilty of a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in section\nseventy-three-b of this article.\n
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