(A) No motorboat which has in tow or is assisting a person on water skis, aquaplane, or similar contrivance may be operated or propelled in or upon any waterway unless the motorboat is occupied by at least two competent persons.
(B) No motorboat may have in tow or otherwise by assisting a person on water skis, aquaplane, or similar contrivance from the period of one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour prior to sunrise. This subsection does not apply to motorboats used in duly authorized water ski tournaments, competitions, exhibitions, or trials therefor when adequate lighting is provided.
(C) All motorboats having in tow or otherwise assisting a person on water skis, aquaplane, or similar contrivance must be operated in a careful and prudent manner and at a reasonable distance from person and property so as not to endanger the life or property of any person.
(D) No person may operate or manipulate any vessel, tow rope, or other device by which the direction or location of water skis, aquaplane, or similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to cause the water skis, aquaplane, or similar device or any person thereon to collide with or strike against any person or object except ski jumps, buoys, and like objects normally used in competitive or recreation skiing.
(1977 Code, § 3:5-2) (Ord. passed 8-11-1992) Penalty, see § 73.999