A. Short Title: This section shall be known as the NO WAKE ORDINANCE.
B. Definitions: As used in this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings. Words or terms not defined herein shall have their ordinary meanings.
COUNTY: Gem County, Idaho.
WAKE: A speed whereby there is white water in the track or path of the vessel or in created waves immediate to the vessel.
WATERCRAFT: Any vessel used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
C. Findings: The board of county commissioners has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of Gem County and those who wish to use and enjoy the waterways of Gem County to institute a no wake zone on certain waters within Gem County, Idaho.
D. No Wake Zone: At the effective date hereof, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a watercraft on Squaw Creek from its confluence with the slackwater of Black Canyon reservoir, upstream in such a manner as to create a "wake" as defined herein.
E. Posting: The county shall clearly post the area which is the subject of this section with warning signs which give notice to a person entering the area that it is a "No Wake Zone".
F. Enforcement: This section shall be enforceable by any officer of the Gem County sheriff's department or any officer of the Idaho department of parks and recreation.
G. Penalty: Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (Ord. 99-05, 5-10-1999, eff. 5-24-1999; amd. 2002 Code)