(A) This chapter applies to vessels and associated equipment used, to be used or carried in vessels used on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the city.
(B) This chapter, except where expressly indicated otherwise, does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Foreign vessels temporarily using waters subject to the jurisdiction of the city;
(2) Military or public vessels of the United States, except recreational-type public vessels;
(3) A vessel whose owner is a state or political subdivision of a state, other than the state and its political subdivisions, that is used principally for governmental purposes and that is clearly identifiable as such; and/or
(4) A ship’s lifeboat.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-1) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)