A. Regulations:
1. Except as provided in subsection A2 of this section, the operator of a motorboat that is less than sixty five feet (65') in length may not exceed a wakeless speed while any person is riding upon the bow decking, gunwales, transom, seatbacks, or motor cover.
2. Subsection A1 of this section does not apply if the motorboat is:
a. Between sixteen feet (16') and sixty five feet (65') in length; and
b. The motorboat is equipped with adequate rails or other safeguards to prevent a person from falling overboard.
3. As used in this section:
MOTORBOAT: Means any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion.
OPERATOR: Means the person who is in control of a motorboat while it is in use.
WAKELESS SPEED: Means an operating speed at which the vessel does not create or make a wake or white water trailing the vessel.
a. This speed is not in excess of five (5) miles per hour.
4. A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Ord. 19-12, 7-30-2019)