§ 46-AAA — Special provisions relating to reckless operation and speed on certain lakes in Hamilton county

§ 46-aaa. Special provisions relating to reckless operation and speed\non certain lakes in Hamilton county. 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovisions of this chapter or any inconsistent local laws (a) every\npleasure vessel operated on Blue Mountain lake, Eagle lake, Indian lake,\nand Utowana lake, shall be operated in a careful and prudent manner, in\nsuch a way as not to unreasonably interfere with or endanger any vessel\nor person; a violation of this paragraph shall be a misdemeanor\npunishable as set forth in section seventy-three-b of this article; and\n(b) no vessel shall be operated on such lakes at a speed exceeding\nforty-five miles per hour nor shall any pleasure vessel be operated at a\nspeed exceeding twenty-five miles per hour between one-half hour after\nsunset and one-half hour before sunrise; a violation of this paragraph\nshall be a violation punishable as set forth in section seventy-three-c\nof this article.\n 2. No vessel shall be operated on Blue Mountain lake, Eagle lake,\nIndian lake and Utowana lake within two hundred feet of the shore, a\ndock, pier, raft or float or an anchored or moored vessel in a manner or\nat such a speed that causes a wake that unreasonably interferes with or\nendangers such dock, pier, raft or float or an anchored or moored vessel\nbut in no event at a speed exceeding five miles per hour, unless for the\npurpose of enabling a person engaged in water skiing to take off or\nland. A violation of this subdivision is a violation punishable as set\nforth in section seventy-three-c of this article.\n 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vessel\ncompeting in or practicing for a regatta or boat race over a specified\ncourse held by a bona fide club or racing association, provided that due\nwritten notice of the date of the race has been given to the appropriate\nlaw enforcement agencies at least fifteen days prior to such race,\npursuant to the provisions of section thirty-four of this chapter, and\nall provisions of such section have been complied with. The provisions\nof this section shall not apply to any Federal Aviation Agency licensed\naircraft.\n 4. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any town\nor county from adopting or enacting any local laws, resolutions or\nordinances related to persons operating a vessel within its limits, but\nno such municipality shall have the power to make less restrictive any\nof such provisions.\n