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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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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:

 
A.__While actively fishing; or

 
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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
14.__Operating motorboat in bathing areas.__A person may not:

 
A.__Operate a motorboat within a bathing area marked or
buoyed for bathing; or

 
B.__Operate an airmobile on a beach adjacent to a bathing
area marked or buoyed for bathing.

 
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.

 
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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