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• Swimming or bathing in any marinas or within 20 yards of launching, mooring or
docking areas.
• Tying off any vessel or attaching one to any buoy, marker or navigational aid on any
waters in this state.
• Placing or leaving, in any public waters, any vessel not safe for operation.
• Operating a personal watercraft without wearing a lanyard -type engine cutoff
switch.
• Operating or be a passenger on a personal watercraft without wearing a U.S. Coast
Guard approved PFD, regardless of age.
• Jumping a wake with a motorized vessel within 50 yards of another craft.
• Jumping the wake of any boat that is towing a skier, tuber, wakeboarder, etc.
• Being the operator of any boat, including personal watercraft, while under 16 years
of age and towing a skier, tuber, wakeboarder, etc.
Other Information
RENTALS
Owners of motorboats for rent shall keep a record of the name and address of persons
renting vessels. The record, including boat identification number, departure date and
time and expected time of return, shall be preserved for at least six months. Rental
motorboats shall include all equipment prescribed by law for that class of boat. It shall
be unlawful for any motorboat livery to lease to anyone 17 years old or younger.
SANITATION
Every vessel with an installed toilet must have an operable U.S. Coast Guard certified
marine sanitation device (MSD) Type I, II or III. Also:
• If equipped with a "Y" valve, the valve must be secured by a padlock, nonreleasable
wire tie or removal of the handle, so the valve can't be used accidentally or
intentionally without the owner/operator's knowledge.
• No waste or container of such waste shall be placed, left or discharged into or near
any waters of this state.
WATER SKIING
Observer – All vessels, when pulling a person on skis, surfboards or similar devices
and not equipped with a wide -angle rearview mirror, must have a responsible person
age 12 or older as an observer in the vessel with the operator.
Lines – All lines, when not in use, must be stowed aboard the towing vessel.
