Specific speed limits for all the public waterways within Bonner County, Idaho, except the Clark Fork River from the mouth of the river to the dam, Johnson Creek and Priest River from the mouth of the river upstream to the Outlet Bay, are as follows:
A. Within one hundred feet (100') of any other vessel, the speed shall be reasonable and prudent, but not in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour.
B. At night, where the speed is not otherwise restricted, the speed limit shall not exceed twenty five (25) miles per hour.
C. During the day, where the speed is not otherwise restricted, the speed limit shall be reasonable and prudent, but not in excess of fifty (50) miles per hour; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to any motor driven watercraft while the same is being operated while actively engaged in any regatta, race, tournament or exhibition authorized by the Bonner County sheriff's department, if the permit issued by the sheriff's department allows the watercraft participating in any regatta, race, tournament, or exhibition to exceed the posted speed limits.
D. This section shall apply to speed limits on the Pend Oreille River.
E. This section shall not apply to any motor driven watercraft being operated under emergency conditions, or by any authorized agent of any law enforcement agency of the State of Idaho, a political subdivision, or the United States of America, while said agent is acting in the performance of his duties or any aircraft which is landing or taking off on the water.
F. A violation of this section shall constitute an infraction. (Ord. 552, 5-3-2016)