N.Y. Canal Law § 71

§ 71. Registry of canal floats. The owner of every commercial float to\nbe navigated on the canal system shall make application to the\ncorporation for a New York state certificate of registry. The\napplication shall be in form prescribed by the corporation and shall\ncontain such information as the corporation may deem essential for full\nand complete identification of the float and the owner thereof. It shall\nbe signed by the owner if an individual, or by an officer of a company,\npartnership or corporation if so owned. Upon receipt of an application\nin proper form, the corporation shall assign a state registry number and\nissue to the owner a certificate of New York state registry, a copy of\nwhich shall be entered in the records of its office.\n