Except during authorized races, all motors must be equipped with a muffler in good working condition. Requires operators of vessels to stop for the blue light or the siren of any law enforcement officer in the performance of duty. Requires boat motors to be equipped with efficient mufflers, underwater exhausts, or other devices to adequately muffle or suppress sound and prevent excessive or unusual noise. An operator refusing to submit to a sound test may be ordered off the water. A sound test is not a requirement for prosecution.
Law applies to Mountain Island Lake and Lake Wylie.
Establishes the Lake Wylie Marine Commission. Violation of this act is a Class 3 misdemeanor. Chapter 66 of the 1997 Session Laws became effective October 1, 1997. This commission may make regulations applicable to the Mountain Island Lake and its shoreline concerning all matters relating to or affecting the use of Mountain Island Lake as long as the regulations do not conflict with state law. Violation of any commission regulation is a Class 3 misdemeanor.