N.Y. Executive Law Section 915-B
Water dependent uses

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, water dependent use activities as defined in subdivision eleven of § 911 (Definitions)section nine hundred eleven of this article, shall not be considered a private nuisance, provided such activities were commenced prior to the surrounding activities and have not been determined to be the cause of conditions dangerous to life or health as determined by the commissioner of health, the local health officer, or local board of health pursuant to sections thirteen hundred, thirteen hundred-a, thirteen hundred three and thirteen hundred four of the public health law and any disturbance to enjoyment of land has not materially increased.

Source: Section 915-B — Water dependent uses, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EXC/915-B (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 6, 2025).

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