33 - Deposit of refuse in navigable waters of the state.

§ 33. Deposit  of  refuse  in navigable waters of the state. No person  shall drain, deposit or cast any dead animal, carrion, offal, excrement,  garbage or other putrid or offensive matter into the navigable waters of  the state or any tidewaters bordering on or lying within the  boundaries  of  Nassau and Suffolk counties, except as the same may be authorized by  the state department of health. Every person violating the provisions of  this  section  shall  upon  conviction  by  any   court   of   competent  jurisdiction  be  guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not to  exceed one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment  of  not  more  than  one  year,  or  by  both  such  fine and imprisonment for each offense.   The  district attorney of the county, in which the offense  is  committed  or  exists,  is  authorized  and  directed  to  prosecute  such  offender or  offenders.