§ 50-25-1310 — Restrictions on the use of watercraft.

On Lakes William C. Bowen and H. Taylor Blalock in Spartanburg County: (1) There is established a no wake zone within three hundred feet of all bridges and public docks. No wake zones must be clearly marked with signs. The signs must be designed and installed by the department. (2) No boat, watercraft, or any other type of vessel may be operated, anchored, moored, docked, or otherwise may enter within five hundred feet of any pump station, water intake of a dam, or hydroelectric generator outfall, or spillway. These restricted areas must be clearly marked with signs. Signs must be designed and installed by the Spartanburg Water System. Boats, watercraft, and other vessels operated for law enforcement, emergency medical services, or dam maintenance and repair are exempted from this requirement. (3) No boat, watercraft, or any other type of vessel may operate or anchor within one hundred fifty feet of public fishing piers. (4) No sailing craft with a mast height in excess of thirty feet is permitted to operate. (5) No wading, bathing, or swimming is permitted within two hundred feet of any public landing, bridge, or restricted area. These restricted areas must be clearly marked with signs. The signs must be designed and installed by the Spartanburg Water System. (6) The lake wardens, at their discretion, may limit entrance of boats, watercraft, or any other type of vessel onto the lakes via the public landings when conditions such as overcrowding or adverse weather create an unsafe boating environment.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 613, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1271; 2014 Act No. 139 (S.558), SECTION 1, eff March 13, 2014. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 139, SECTION 1, rewrote subsections (2), (3), (5), and (6).