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A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for | | which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be | | adjudged. |
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| | | 12.__Tampering with a motorboat muffler system.__A person may | | not modify a motorboat muffler system in any way that results in | | an increase in the decibels of sound emitted by that motorboat. |
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| | | A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | | for which a forfeiture not to exceed $100 may be adjudged, | | payable to the Treasurer of State and recoverable in a civil | | action. |
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| | | 13.__Headway speed only.__A person may not operate a | | watercraft at a speed greater than headway speed while within the | | water safety zone or within a marina or an approved anchorage in | | coastal or inland waters except: |
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| | | A.__While actively fishing; or |
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| | | B.__While picking up or dropping off one or more persons on | | water skis in the water safety zone if a reasonably direct | | course is taken through the water safety zone between the | | point that the skiers are picked up or dropped off and the | | outer boundary of the water safety zone. |
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| | | For the purposes of this subsection, "headway speed" means the | | minimum speed necessary to maintain steerage and control of the | | watercraft while the watercraft is moving. |
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| | | A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | | for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 | | may be adjudged. |
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| | | 14.__Operating motorboat in bathing areas.__A person may not: |
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| | | A.__Operate a motorboat within a bathing area marked or | | buoyed for bathing; or |
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| | | B.__Operate an airmobile on a beach adjacent to a bathing | | area marked or buoyed for bathing. |
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| | | A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | | for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 | | may be adjudged. |
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| | | 15.__Operating watercraft in a quarantined area.__A person who | | operates a watercraft in violation of an order issued under Title | | 38, section 1864 commits a civil violation for which a |
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