The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-07
RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF MUSKINGUM WATERSHED
CONSERVANCY DISTRICT


!. All persons entering designated
Lake Park Area of the District shall
enter only at point designated as an
entrance, shall pay the prescribed
charge at the place of entrance, shall
remain in such Lake Park Area only
so long as they abide by the condi-
tions adopted by the Board of Direc-
tors of the District, shall while in said
Lake Park Areas abide by the instruc-
tions and directions of duly authorized
agents of the District and shall peace
ably leave said Park Area if directed
to do so by an agent of the District.
2. All persons entering areas of land
owned or controlled by the District,
other than designated Lake Park
Areas, shall remain in such areas only
so long as they abide by the con-
ditions adopted by the Board of Direc-
tors of the District, and shall while in
said areas abide by the instructions
agents of the District and shall peace
ably leave the property of the District
Il directed to do SO by an agent of the
District.
8. No person shall camp in tent.
trailer, automobile, or otherwise on
lands or waters of the District unless
a written permit therefor has been
obtained from the District and is in
effect and unrevoked.
4. No person shall swim in the
waters of the reservoirs of the District
without written permit, except at
bathing beaches authorized by the Dis
trict.
5. Any of the permits herein pro-
vided for may be revoked by the
Secretary of the District or any other
authorized agent thereof upon viola
ton of any of the conditions appear
ing thereon.
g.. The following regulations shall
apply to all water craft and power
equipment and its use on the waters
of the District
Glass A. All water craft less than
IL feet in length and all canoes
ment not TO exceed 3E@ H.P.
All water craft except canoes)
over. u feet in length. HIP.
maximum.
Glass B. All water craft 10 feet or
more in length weighing over 1870
Glass c. or Glass D" hereafter
defined, 7ls HIP. maximum.
Glass C. All water craft Ia feet or
more in length weighing over 300
pounds and not included in
Class D" hereafter defined. 10
HIP. maximum.
Class D. All water craft 16 feet or
more in length weighing over $50
pounds, l8 HP: maximum.
or other removable equipment.)
Water craft and power equipment
conforming to the above classifications
may be operated as follows on the
"fsErs BEHca # the e1T2. R5strisfi CHARLES MILL,
cLENbENING, ! LEEs1ILLE' PI1zi5' PIED.
MONT, PLEASANT HILL (within
RESERVOIRS: Only Glass A" per-
,, ,ATWo@op @ and !. TAPPAN IA, REsER-
PLEASANT HILL RES SERVOIR
within Ashland County,: No restric-
ton on size of boat, motor. or COM
SENECA RESERVOIR: Motors not to
exceed 65 HIP. may be used on prop
erly proportioned boats, subject to the
following speed and zoning regula-
tions:
It is prohibited for any person to
operate water craft at any time at a
speed greater than m.p.h. or to
engage in water skiing, surfboarding,
and other like towing activities eX-
cept within an area zoned by the Dis
trict expressly for that purpose. This
zoned area shall lie between the wes-
terly large island and the easterly
islands located in Seneca Lake and
be marked by green buoys. Within
this zoned area water craft may be
able, having due regard to the traffic,
surface and other existing conditions.
All bays are excepted from this area
as are all waters to a width of 800
to the Shoreline.
Any boat designed solely for racing
is permitted in this zoned area only
during the hours from 800 p. m. to
700 p. m. on Tuesdays, except legal
holidays, when none shall be per-
mitted.
7. Boating is prohibited on all reser-
volrs within areas marked by red
buoys.
s. Ingress and egress for water craft
to the reservoirs of the District shall
be only at sites authorized by the Dis
trict and boats shall not be anchored,
tied, or stored overnight at any points
along the shore of the reservoirs unless
under the terms of special contracts.
3. The foregoing regulations per-
tanning to the operation and use of
water craft and power equipment upon
the reservoirs of the District shall not
apply to equipment operated by auth
orized agents of the District the State
of Ohio and the United States when
used on official business.
Wherever the word District" ap-
pears, in the foregoing Rules and
Regulations. it shall be construed to
mean Muskingum Watershed Conser-
varcy District.
The foregoing Rules and Regulations
provements and properties of Muskin--
gum Watershed Conservancy District
were made by its Board of Directors
by resolution duly adopted March 8,
1860 under authority of Section 610l 10
of the Ohio Revised Code. Persons
violating any of said Rules and Reg
ulations are subject to fine of not
6lOl 90 of the Ohio Revised Code.
Muskingum Watershed
Conservancy District