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B.__Shall regulate the speed of a watercraft so as to avoid | | danger, injury or unnecessary inconvenience in any manner to | | other watercraft and their occupants, whether anchored or | | under way; waterfront piers; floats or other property or | | shorelines, either directly or by the effect of the wash or | | wave created by the watercraft through its speed, or | | otherwise. |
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| | | A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime. |
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| | | 8.__Imprudent operation of watercraft.__A person may not, | | while operating a watercraft on the inland or coastal waters of | | the State, engage in prolonged circling, informal racing, wake | | jumping or other types of continued and repeated activities that | | harass another person. |
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| | | A.__This subsection may be enforced by any law enforcement | | officer or a person may bring a private nuisance action for | | a violation of this subsection pursuant to Title 17, section | | 2802. |
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| | | B.__The following penalties apply to violations of this | | subsection. |
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| | | (1)__A person who violates this subsection commits a | | civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 | | nor more than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | | (2)__A person who violates this subsection after having | | been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil | | violations under this Part within the previous 5-year | | period commits a Class E crime. |
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| | | 9.__Operating watercraft to molest wild animals or wild birds.__ | | A person may not operate a watercraft so as to pursue, molest, | | harass, drive or herd any wild animal or wild bird, except as may | | be permitted during the open season on that animal. |
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| | | A.__A person who violates this subsection commits a civil | | violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more | | than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | | B.__A person who violates this subsection after having been | | adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations | | under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a | | Class E crime. |
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| | | 10.__Operating motorboat that exceeds noise limits.__The | | following provisions govern noise limits. |
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