water level and shall project not less than 6 feet above mean high water. (i) Only one buoy or stake shall be used at a single corner, and not more than two at a multiple corner. At a multiple corner, the markers may be jointly maintained by the several franchise owners or lessees. Markers on boundary or subdivision lines shall be single buoys or stakes not less than 600 feet apart, except that there may always be one marker between any two corners. Broken or superfluous markers must be promptly removed, and all markers must be removed from lots where no work is to be done for 6 months or more and where no oysters are planted, unless they also serve to mark adjoining ground where work is to be done or oysters are planted. (j) To each buoy or stake shall be attached a white canvas flag not less than 10 inches square, bearing the number of the lot in durable black letters not less than 4 inches high. At multiple corners, or on the boundary between two adjoining lots, the flags shall carry the numbers of the adjoining lots. Flags on buoys set by the State of Connecticut to mark public oyster ground shall carry in lieu of the lot number such designation as the shellfish commissioners of the State may prescribe. Such additional flag or designation as may be prescribed or authorized by said commissioners may be added to any marker. In all cases the upper flag must be within 2 feet of the top of the buoy or stake. (k) Where the depth of water is less than 25 feet at mean low water, cloth bags containing sand or gravel shall be used instead of stones, as moorings for the buoys. Wire ropes shall not be used for attaching buoys to the moorings where the depth of water is less than 12 feet at mean low water. (Sec. 10, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1899, 30 Stat. 1151; 33 U.S.C. 403) [Regs., Dec. 18, 1916 (E.D. 100702/21)] 206.30 Gardiners and Great and Little Peconic Bays, N. Y.; oyster grounds. The lands under water, over which the board of supervisors of Suffolk County has control, and which they have leased or may lease to persons or corporations for the cultivation of shellfish, shall, on being leased, and at all times during the continuance of the leases, be marked by the lessees at corners only and by stakes, stake buoys, or tree buoys, which marks shall comply with the following conditions: (a) Stakes shall not exceed 2 inches in diameter, and tree buoys shall not exceed 3 inches in diameter, in all parts showing above low tide. (b) Stake buoys and tree buoys shall be secured to anchors by ropes at their larger or butt ends. (c) Stake buoys shall not be larger than may be obtained from 4-inch square scantling, by sawing such scantling so as to make two stake buoys, each of which shall be 4 by 1 inch at one end and 4 by 3 inches at the other. (d) So much of any stake, stake buoy, or tree buoy as swings or stands above the level of 4 feet below low tide, shall be smoothly trimmed and free from projections or sharp corners; and all upper Page 267 |