601 No Wake Areas.
Wake boat ordinances. Ad Luxury Cobalt Boats in Lake Geneva WI. Ordinances pertaining to the equipment use or operation of boats on inland lakes shall be subject to advisory review by the Department of Natural Resources DNR. Some states such as Missouri have passed new laws that can hold the boat owner responsible for wake damage or injuries if the operator cant be identified.
While regulation of boat wake speed. 504 Public Notification of Restricted Area. 505 Prohibited Operations in a Restricted Area.
502 No Wake Boating Area. Before boating on an unfamiliar Wisconsin waterways check for a sign at the public boat landing to determine if there are local regulations more restrictive than state law which may apply on that waterbody. All other days water skiing and boat wakes will be permitted from 900 am.
Or sunset whichever is earlier on Fridays Saturdays holidays and the day preceding a holiday to 900 am. All boats shall operate at a slow-no-wake speed after 700 pm. Sawyer County Enhanced Boat Wake Ordinance June 26 2018 Sawyer County has proposed a resolutionordinance about boat wakes in an attempt to provide save and healthful condition for the enjoyment of aquatic recreation consistent with public rights and interests and the capability of the water resources to minimize shoreline erosion.
According to an NMMA statement the wake boat industry provided studies showing that wake boaters operating more than 200 feet offshore do not damage shorelines or waterfront structures More than 3100 advocates signed an online petition opposing the ordinance partly out of a concern that it would have a negative economic impact. Other municipalities have gone so far as to pass ordinances that prohibit artificially enhanced wake on local waterways. Delaware Code of Ordinances Sec.
Under Minnesota law the damage your wake causes is treated the same as damage caused by an actual collision. For example an ordinance could set hours for water skiing prohibit motorboats entirely or in certain sensitive areas or require no-wake speed. In Virginia neither state code nor regulations establish wake or speed restrictions for any specific waterway.