N.Y. ENV Law § 71-3503
Throwing gas tar or refuse into public waters
§ 71-3503. Throwing gas tar or refuse into public waters.
A person, who throws or deposits gas tar, or the refuse of a gas house
or gas factory, or offal, refuse, or any other noxious, offensive, or
poisonous substance into any public waters, or into any sewer or stream
running or entering into such public waters, is guilty of a misdemeanor.