N.Y. Nav. Law § 49-c

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