§ 8-33. Personal watercraft.  


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  • (a)

    Personal watercraft under power shall keep at least three hundred (300) feet behind any boat towing a skier and shall stay clear of, by at least one hundred (100) feet, any vessel anchored or used for fishing or otherwise not under power. When a ski jump is in use, all personal watercraft shall stay clear of the area three hundred (300) feet on either side and five hundred (500) feet ahead of, and five hundred (500) feet behind, the ski jump.

    (b)

    Personal watercraft are prohibited on ski jumps not explicitly designated for their use.

    (c)

    No person shall create a wake while operating a personal watercraft within one hundred (100) feet of any persons in the water.

    (d)

    No person shall operate a personal watercraft while exceeding the manufacturer's recommended maximum weight or number of occupants.

(Ord. No. 95-19, § 4, 7-25-95)