Alabama Statutes
§ 33-5-74 — Markers, Signs, and Buoys; Mooring or Fastening Vessel Prohibited; Damaging, Altering, or Moving Prohibited; Violations
Alabama § 33-5-74
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 33Navigation and Watercourses
Ch. 5Registration and Operation of Vessels
Art. 2Boating Safety Reform
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 33-5-74 (2026).
Text
(a)Except in case of emergency, no person shall moor or fasten a vessel to a lawfully placed aid-to-navigation marker, sign, or buoy, regulatory marker, sign, or buoy, or area boundary marker, sign, or buoy, placed or executed by any governmental agency.
(b)No person shall willfully damage, alter, or move a lawfully placed aid-to-navigation marker, sign, or buoy, regulatory marker, sign, or buoy, or area boundary marker, sign, or buoy.
(c)Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a boating violation and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100).
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Legislative History
(Acts 1994, No. 94-652, p. 1243, §28; Act 2023-363, §1.)
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Alabama § 33-5-74, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/33-5-74.