| | | 6.__Reckless operation of watercraft.__A person may not | | operate any watercraft, water ski, surfboard or similar device in | | such a way as to recklessly create a substantial risk of serious | | bodily injury to another person.__A person who violates this | | subsection commits a Class D crime. |
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| | | 7.__Operating watercraft at greater than reasonable and | | prudent speed.__A person may not: |
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| | | A.__Operate a watercraft except at a reasonable and prudent | | speed for existing conditions; or |
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| | | B.__Fail to 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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| | | 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.__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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| | | 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 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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| | | 10.__Operating a motorboat that exceeds noise limits.__A | | person may not operate a motorboat in such a manner as to exceed: |
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| | | A.__A noise level of 90 decibels when subjected to a | | stationary sound level test as prescribed by the | | commissioner; or |
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