§ 114-48. Improper mooring.
(a)
No person shall moor or fasten a vessel to a lawfully placed aid-for-navigation marker or buoy, regulatory marker or buoy or area boundary marker or buoy placed or erected by any governmental agency, except in an emergency, nor shall any such person moor or fasten a vessel to a private seawall or dock or beach the vessel upon private property within the county without the permission of the owner thereof, except in an emergency.
(b)
The county sheriff's department shall have authority to board any vessel moored in violation of subsection (a) of this section and move or cause it to be moved to another location and shall have the right to hold such vessel for the costs incurred in its removal or salvage.
(Code 1970, §§ 2¾-20, 2¾-21; Ord. No. 88-31, §§ 19, 20, 11-29-88)