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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 08.18.35.04" title_num="08" subtitle_num="18" chapter_num="35" heading="Boating on Jennings Randolph Lake.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A person operating a vessel on waters of Jennings Randolph Lake shall comply with the Federal Inland Navigation Rules Act of 1980, 33 CFR 84—90.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Except where specifically regulated in this chapter, an operator of a vessel on the Lake shall comply with current U.S. Coast Guard regulations including:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Safety equipment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Personal flotation devices that are:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Type I, II, III, or, when worn, Type V devices,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Appropriately sized to fit each person aboard,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>In serviceable condition, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Readily accessible.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A person younger than 15 years old may not operate or be permitted to operate a vessel with propulsion machinery on waters of the Lake, except persons 12 to 15 years old may operate such a vessel if a person 18 years old or older is aboard the vessel.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A person may not operate, or give permission to operate, a vessel in a reckless or negligent manner which endangers the life, limb, or property of another.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A person operating a vessel may not create a wake or exceed minimum/no wake speed in an area marked by no wake buoys.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A person may not operate a vessel:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Within 100 feet of a diver down flag;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In the restricted area established above the dam, around the intake tower; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In any other restricted area that may be approved by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>A person may not place buoys or other markers on waters of the Lake without the prior written permission of the Lake manager. This includes moorings, any type of ski course, or other competitive waterborne activity.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Waste Products.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except in containers approved for the collection of these items, a person may not deposit garbage, sewage, waste, food stuff, paper, or any obnoxious material in the waters of the Lake or anywhere on the Lake project.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A person may not operate a vessel on the Lake if the vessel is equipped with a marine sanitation device that allows for the external discharge of treated or untreated marine sewage.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>A person may not operate a recreational vessel with a length in excess of 26 feet as measured using existing Coast Guard standards of measurement.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>A vessel carrying passengers for hire may not be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Operated without prior written permission from the Lake manager; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>More than 50 feet in length.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>A person may not operate a sea plane or float plane on the Lake without the prior written permission of the Lake manager.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>