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B.__A noise level of 75 decibels when subjected to an
operational test measured as prescribed by the commissioner.

 
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.

 
11.__Operating motorboat without muffler.__A person may not
operate a motorboat that is not equipped at all times with an
effective and suitable muffling device on its engine or engines
to effectively deaden or muffle the noise of the exhaust, except
that:

 
A.__Motorboats that are operating in a regatta or race
approved by the commissioner under section 13061 may use
cutouts for these motorboats while on trial runs or
competing in speed events, for a period not to exceed 48
hours immediately preceding or following such an authorized
event.

 
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.


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