§ 114-35. Water skis and aquaplanes.

(a)

No person shall operate a vessel on any waters of this county while towing a person on water skis or an aquaplane or similar device, unless there is in such vessel a person in addition to the operator, in a position to observe the progress of the person being towed, or the vessel is equipped with a wide-angle rearview mirror mounted in such a manner as to permit the operator of the vessel to observe the progress of the person being towed.

(b)

No person shall engage in water skiing, aquaplaning or similar activity on the waters of the county at any time between the hours from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.

(c)

Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a person preparing to participate in an official regatta, boat race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition.

(d)

No person shall operate or manipulate any vessel, towrope or other device upon the waters of the county by which the direction or location of water skis, aquaplane or similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to cause the water skis, aquaplane or similar device or any person thereon to collide with or strike against any object, except slalom buoys, ski jumps or like objects used normally in competitive or recreation skiing.

(Code 1970, § 2¾-6; Ord. No. 82-22, § 3, 8-31-82; Ord. No. 88-31, § 6, 11-29-88; Ord. No. 93-04, § 6, 1-26-93)

State law reference

Similar provisions, F.S. § 327.27.