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Weston, OH Code of Ordinances
WESTON, OH CODE OF ORDINANCES
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
OHIO LEGISLATIVE HISTORY REFERENCES - TITLE IX
CHAPTER 90: ANIMALS
CHAPTER 91: FIREWORKS, EXPLOSIVES, FIRE PREVENTION
CHAPTER 92: INTOXICATING LIQUORS
CHAPTER 93: NUISANCES
CHAPTER 94: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 95: UNCLAIMED AND ABANDONED VEHICLES
CHAPTER 96: WATERCRAFT
§ 96.01 DEFINITIONS; APPLICABILITY.
§ 96.02 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ORDER; FLEEING.
§ 96.03 DUTY UPON APPROACH OF LAW ENFORCEMENT VESSEL.
§ 96.04 FLASHING LIGHTS PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS.
§ 96.05 SIREN PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS.
§ 96.06 REGULATIONS FOR OPERATION AND RENTAL OF POWERCRAFT OF MORE THAN TEN HORSEPOWER.
§ 96.07 RESTRICTIONS ON CHILD OPERATORS; DUTY OF SUPERVISORY ADULT.
§ 96.08 RECKLESS OPERATION; MAINTAINING SUFFICIENT CONTROL; WAKES RESTRICTED.
§ 96.09 UNSAFE CONDITIONS.
§ 96.10 MARKING OF BATHING AND VESSEL AREAS.
§ 96.11 MOORING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN AREAS.
§ 96.12 OPERATING UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS PROHIBITED.
§ 96.13 IMPLIED CONSENT.
§ 96.14 INCAPACITATED OPERATORS PROHIBITED.
§ 96.15 WATER SKIING CONFINED TO SKI ZONES.
§ 96.16 OBSERVER REQUIRED WHEN TOWING SKIER.
§ 96.17 WATER SKIING AFTER DARK PROHIBITED.
§ 96.18 PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE REQUIRED FOR TOWED PERSON.
§ 96.19 SKI JUMPS PROHIBITED.
§ 96.20 PERMIT FOR SPECIAL WATER EVENTS.
§ 96.21 SALE OF SINGLE CELLED INFLATABLE VESSELS PROHIBITED.
§ 96.22 SITTING, STANDING, WALKING ON MOVING VESSELS RESTRICTED.
§ 96.23 ENGINE WARM-UP REQUIRED.
§ 96.24 PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES FOR CHILDREN UNDER TEN.
§ 96.25 OPERATION WITHOUT PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES PROHIBITED.
§ 96.26 DISTRESS SIGNAL OR FLAG REQUIRED.
§ 96.27 ANCHOR REQUIREMENTS.
§ 96.28 SPECIFICATION FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
§ 96.29 BACKFIRE FLAME CONTROL DEVICE REQUIRED.
§ 96.30 VENTILATION REQUIREMENT ON POWERCRAFT.
§ 96.31 ABANDONMENT OF JUNK VESSELS OR OUTBOARD MOTORS.
§ 96.32 EXHAUST MUFFLER REQUIRED; NOISE LEVELS; EXCEPTIONS.
§ 96.33 SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON RENTAL VESSELS.
§ 96.34 CAPACITY PLATE.
§ 96.35 LITTERING PROHIBITED.
§ 96.36 DWELLINGS: SANITARY SYSTEMS.
§ 96.37 PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF NEGLIGENCE.
§ 96.38 REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING PERSONAL WATERCRAFT.
§ 96.39 NUMBERING.
§ 96.40 REGISTRATION.
§ 96.41 TAGS INDICATING EXPIRATION DATE; ATTACHMENT OF IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
§ 96.42 ALTERING OF SERIAL NUMBERS; FALSE INFORMATION PROHIBITED.
§ 96.43 ACCIDENT REPORTS.
§ 96.44 ENFORCEMENT.
§ 96.45 FIREARMS OFFENSES; SIGNALING DEVICES.
§ 96.46 TAMPERING WITH NAVIGATION AID OR VESSEL PROHIBITED.
§ 96.47 CERTIFICATE OF TITLE; EXCEPTIONS.
§ 96.48 MANUFACTURER’S OR IMPORTER’S CERTIFICATE.
§ 96.49 PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF TITLE.
§ 96.50 PERMANENTLY DISPLAYED HULL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
§ 96.99 PENALTY.
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
PARALLEL REFERENCES
TITLE XVII: MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS
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§ 96.49 PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF TITLE.
   (A)   No person shall do any of the following:
      (1)   Operate in this municipality a watercraft for which a certificate of title is required or a watercraft powered by an outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required without having the certificate or a valid temporary permit and number in accordance with R.C. Chapter 1548 or, if a physical certificate of title has not been issued for it, operate the watercraft or outboard motor in this state knowing that the ownership information relating to the watercraft or outboard motor has not has not been entered into the automated title processing system by a Clerk of a Court of Common Pleas;
      (2)   Operate in this municipality a watercraft for which a certificate of title is required, or a watercraft powered by an outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required, upon which the certificate of title has been canceled;
      (3)   Fail to surrender any certificate of title upon cancellation of it by the Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft and notice of the cancellation as prescribed in R.C. Chapter 1548;
      (4)   Fail to surrender the certificate of title to a Clerk of a Court of Common Pleas as provided in R.C. Chapter 1548, in case of the destruction or dismantling or change of a watercraft or outboard motor in such respect that it is not the watercraft or outboard motor described in the certificate of title;
      (5)   Violate any provision of R.C. Chapter 1548 for which no penalty is otherwise provided, or any lawful rules adopted pursuant to R.C. Chapter 1548;
      (6)   Operate in this municipality a watercraft or outboard motor knowing that the certificate of title to or ownership of the watercraft or outboard motor as otherwise reflected in the automated title processing system has been canceled.
(R.C. § 1548.18) (Rev. 2017)
   (B)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(R.C. § 1548.99(A)) (Rev. 2002)
§ 96.50 PERMANENTLY DISPLAYED HULL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
   (A)   A watercraft constructed on or after November 1, 1972, shall have a hull identification number permanently displayed and affixed to it in accordance with federal law.
   (B)   A watercraft constructed before November 1, 1972, shall have a hull identification number assigned to it by the Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft at the time of registration, at the time of application for title, after transfer of ownership, or at the time of a change to this state as the principal location of operation. The number shall be permanently displayed and affixed as prescribed by rules.
   (C)   A person who builds a watercraft or imports a watercraft from another county for personal use and not for the purpose of sale shall request a hull identification number from the Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft and permanently display and affix the number as prescribed by rules.
   (D)   No person shall operate or permit to be operated any watercraft on the waters in this state in violation of this section.
(R.C. § 1547.65) (Rev. 2017)
   (E)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(R.C. § 1547.99(F)) (Rev. 2003)
§ 96.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Whoever violates a provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided, is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(R.C. § 1547.99(C)) (Rev. 2017)
   (B)   The sentencing court, in addition to the penalty provided under this chapter for a violation of this chapter that involves a powercraft powered by more than ten horsepower and that, in the opinion of the court, involves a threat to the safety of persons or property, shall order the offender to complete successfully a boating course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators before the offender is allowed to operate a powercraft powered by more than ten horsepower on the waters in this state. Violation of a court order entered under this division is punishable as contempt under R.C. Chapter 2705.
(R.C. § 1547.99(L)) (Rev. 2017)