Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62D-15.012 - Boating Regulations

(1) Watercraft shall not exceed a slow/minimum wake speed in any part of the river area upstream of U.S. Highway 41 except for the official government agency use of watercraft. A watercraft in an area designated as a slow/minimum wake zone is traveling at a slow/minimum wake if:

(a) It is not operating on a plane;

(b) It is not in the process of coming off plane and settling into the water, which action creates more than no or minimum wake;

(c) It produces no wake or minimum wake; and,

(d) It is completely off plane, has settled into the water with neither the bow elevated nor the stern depressed, and is proceeding without wake or with minimum wake.

(2) Watercraft shall not exceed an idle/no-wake speed within 500 feet of marinas, boat ramps, docks, and other structures near navigable channels, and in other locations where the river is designated and posted as being too narrow to safely accommodate two-way traffic. A watercraft in an area designated as a idle/no-wake zone is traveling at a speed no faster than necessary to be steered.

Notes

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62D-15.012

Rulemaking Authority 258.501 FS. Law Implemented 258.501 FS.

New 7-22-91, Formerly 16D-15.012.

New 7-22-91, Formerly 16D-15.012.