Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1976

People v. Texaco, Inc.

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided January 16, 1976

87 Misc. 2d 255; 383 N.Y.S.2d 788; 1976 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2194

Counsel

Gehrig, Ritter, Coffey, McHale & McBride (John F. Coffey of counsel), for appellant. Denis Dillon, District Attorney (Martin I. Saperstein and Andrew C. Morganstern of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion of the Court

Memorandum.

Judgment of conviction affirmed. On this prosecution of defendant for violating article III, section 3.4 (subd [d], par IV) of the Nassau County Fire Prevention Ordinance (spill containment protection), defendant’s guilt has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, it is our opinion that the County of Nassau is authorized to regulate the tidewaters bordering on and lying within its boundaries (see Navigation Law, § 2, subd 4; People v Wechsler, 79 Misc 2d 103), and defendant has failed to establish that the ordinance in question is unreasonable (Goldblatt v Hempstead, 369 US 590).

*256Concur: Glickman, P. J., Pittoni and Gagliardi, JJ.

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