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SEC. 32-82.   LOCAL ADDITIONS TO THE TEXAS WATER SAFETY ACT.
   (a)   No person shall moor or attach any boat to, or move, remove, displace, tamper with, damage, or destroy, any buoy, beacon, light marker, stake, flag, or other aid to safe operation placed upon the public waters of the state by, or by others under the authority of, the United States or State of Texas. No person shall moor or attach any vessel to a public boat launching ramp except in connection with the launching or retrieving of a boat from the water.
   (b)   The operator of a vessel shall not permit the vessel to come within 750 feet of the intake structure or within any restricted area marked by floating markers and signs, except when specifically authorized by the director.
   (c)   A “Slow-No Wake” zone is established within 300 feet of the dam, all jetties and the entire shoreline of the lake, and any other area that may be designated by authorized or appropriate buoys, markers, or posted signs. No person shall cause a wake within a “Slow-No Wake” zone.
   (d)   No person shall moor or operate any vessel for more than seven days without mooring in an authorized facility, unless the person has written authorization from the director. (Ord. Nos. 15071; 20161; 21176)