Table 3. Subjects Covered by State Boating Regulations 



Age of operators 



Application of State law; local regulations 



Boat and water funds 



Capacity of watercraft 



Device for arresting backfire 



Duties of sheriffs, conservation officers, county boards 



Enforcement for violations 



Fire extinguisher; ventilation 



Hazards to navigation ; removal of buoys or structures 



Horn or whistle; siren 



Lights 



Liquor, drugs, physical or mental disability 



Marine toilets 



Muffler 



Navigation of watercraft on waters of State 



Obstruction of navigation; advertising; buoys 



Operation generally 



Personal property taxes 



Race or other competition or exhibition 



Reimbursement of county sheriffs for search and rescue operations 



Rental of watercraft 



Riding on gunwales or decking 



Safety equipment 



Stopping at scene of accident; reports, liability 



Swimming or bathing areas 



Temporary structures and buoys 



Water skiing: scuba diving 



Watercraft licenses 



Waterway markers 



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