(A) (1) All duly authorized Deputy Sheriffs may board and inspect any boat at any time for the purpose of determining if this chapter is being complied with, provided that the officer has an articulable reason to believe that any provision of this chapter is being violated.
(2) If the boarding officer discovers any violation of this chapter, he or she may issue a summons to the operator of the watercraft requiring that the operator appear before the Circuit Court of Lake County.
(B) Every vessel subject to this chapter if under way, and upon being hailed by a designated law enforcement officer, must stop immediately and lay to.
(C) All duly authorized deputies may enforce all federal laws and regulations which have been mutually agreed upon by the federal, state, and county governments and are applicable to the operation of watercraft on navigable waters and federal impoundments where concurrent jurisdiction exists between federal, state, and county governments.
(D) Agents of the Department and other duly authorized police officers may seize and impound, at the owner’s or operator’s expense, any watercraft involved in a boating accident or a violation of §§ 3A-21, 5-1, 5-2, or 5-11 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act.
(1977 Code, § 3:5-2) (Ord. passed 8-11-1992)