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LA Rev Stat § 34:842 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§842. Captains and/or helmsmen of barge towing vessels on Lake Pontchartrain; penalty

RS 842 - Captains and/or helmsmen of barge towing vessels on Lake Pontchartrain; penalty A. No captain and/or helmsman of any vessel towing or pushing barges on Lake Pontchartrain shall be on duty for more than twelve hours in any twenty-four hour period except in case of emergency.  B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. On a second or subsequent conviction for violation of the provisions of this Section, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 121, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:844 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§844. Water intake zone restrictions

RS 844 - Water intake zone restrictions A. It shall be unlawful for any person on a vessel, as defined in R.S. 34:801, to discharge any substance from the vessel in a water intake zone or to operate a vessel in a water intake zone in such a manner as to roil the water, or disturb sediment, or otherwise cause the water to become more turbid, or to physically damage or attach any vessel or object to any water intake structure or facility. B. As used in this Section, water intake zone means an area surrounding a raw water intake facility for any public water purification system or other public facility producing potable water supplies which area on a river, stream, or bayou shall have a length of not more than five hundred feet upstream and not more than five hundred feet downstream of the water intake facility and a width as follows: fifty feet toward the midstream side of the water intake facility and that portion of the river, between the water intake facility and the bank, batture, or shoreline. For such facilities on a lake or reservoir, the area shall be a three hundred foot radius around the water intake and on that portion of the water body the width of that diameter between the water intake facility and the bank or shoreline. C.(1) Any person who violates any provisions of this Section shall be subject to a fine of five hundred dollars or imprisonment not to exceed six months or both. Each day of continuing violation constitutes a separate offense. (2) No fines or penalties shall be imposed until water intake zones are appropriately designated. Acts 1991, No. 601, §2, eff. July 16, 1991; Acts 2010, No. 312, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:850.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§850.1. §§850.1 to 850.26 Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 288, §2.

RS 850.1 - §§850.1 to 850.26 Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 288, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.1. Declaration of policy

RS 851.1 - Declaration of policy It is the policy of this state to promote safety for persons and property in and connected with the use, operation and equipment of vessels and to promote uniformity of laws relating thereto.  Acts 1960, No. 43, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.2. Definitions

RS 851.2 - Definitions  As used in this Part unless the context requires a different meaning:  (1) "Commission" means the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.  (2) "Houseboat" means a vessel constructed for the primary purpose of a temporary or permanent dwelling without an effective means of propulsion for safe navigation. (3) "HP" means the manufacturer's rated horsepower.  (4) "Motorboat" means any vessel equipped with or propelled by any type of machinery whether or not such machinery is the principal source of propulsion but shall not include a vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the Bureau of Customs of the United States Government or any federal agency successor thereto, unless the vessel is a recreational use vessel.  (5) "Operate" means to navigate or otherwise use a motorboat or vessel.  (6) "Owner" means a person, other than a lien holder, having a property interest in or title to a motorboat. The term includes a person entitled to the use or possession of a motorboat subject to an interest in another person, reserved or created by agreement and securing payment or performance of an obligation, but the term excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security.  (7) "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other entity.  (8) "Prohibited zone" means an area paralleling each side of the entire length of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge and extending outward for a distance of one mile from both the most easterly and westerly outboard sides of the causeway bridge twin spans.  (9) "Sailboat" means any watercraft propelled by sail or canvas. For the purpose of this Part, any watercraft propelled by both sail or canvas and machinery of any sort shall be deemed a motorboat when being so propelled.  (10) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.  (11) "Vessel" means watercraft and air boats of every description, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.  (12) "Watercraft" means any contrivance used or designated for navigation on water.  (13) "Waters of the state" means any waters within the territorial limits of this state and the marginal sea adjacent to this state and the high seas when navigated as a part of a journey or ride to or from the shore of this state.  Acts 1960, No. 43, §2; Amended by Acts 1975, No. 321, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1975; Acts 1984, No. 288, §1; Acts 1988, No. 552, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 2005, No. 133, §1, eff. June 22, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 35, §1; Acts 2009, No. 52, §1; Acts 2018, No. 628, §1. NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 552, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.3. Application and justification

RS 851.3 - Application and justification The provisions of this Part shall be applicable to all watercraft operating on all of the waterways of this state. The provisions of this Part shall be construed to supplement federal laws and regulations when not expressly inconsistent therewith on all waterways where such federal laws and regulations are applicable.  Acts 1960, No. 43, §3. Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.5. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 264, §3.

RS 851.5 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 264, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.6. Negligent homicide

RS 851.6 - Negligent homicide Any person who by the operation of any watercraft at an immoderate rate of speed or in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner shall cause the death of another shall be guilty of the crime of negligent homicide, punishable by imprisonment of not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both.  Acts 1960, No. 43, §6. Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.7. Interference with navigation

RS 851.7 - Interference with navigation No person shall operate any watercraft in a manner which shall unreasonably or unnecessarily interfere with other watercraft or with the free and proper navigation of the waterways of the state. Anchoring under bridges or in heavily traveled channels shall constitute such interference if unreasonable under the prevailing circumstances.  Acts 1960, No. 43, §7. Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.8. Operating a watercraft during suspension

RS 851.8 - Operating a watercraft during suspension No person shall operate a watercraft upon the waterways of this state during the period of his suspension or revocation of the privilege of such operation pursuant to R.S. 32:414 or 667. Acts 2009, No. 513, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.9. Incapacity of operator

RS 851.9 - Incapacity of operator It shall be unlawful for the owner of any watercraft or any person having such in charge or in control to authorize or knowingly permit the same to be operated by any person who by reason of physical or mental disability is incapable of operating such watercraft under the prevailing circumstances.  Acts 1960, No. 43, §9. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 381, §1; Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.11. Overloading

RS 851.11 - Overloading No watercraft shall be loaded with passengers or cargo beyond its safe carrying capacity taking into consideration weather and other existing operating conditions.  Acts 1960, No. 43, §11. Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.12. Overpowering

RS 851.12 - Overpowering No watercraft shall be equipped with any motor or other propulsion machinery beyond its safe power capacity taking into consideration the type and construction of such watercraft and other existing operating conditions. Acts 1960, No. 43, §12. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 428, §1; Acts 1983, No. 349, §1; Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.13. Riding on decks and gunwales

RS 851.13 - Riding on decks and gunwales No person operating a motor boat of twenty-six feet or less in length shall allow any person to ride or sit on either the starboard or port gunwales thereof or on the decking over the bow of the vessel while underway unless such motorboat is provided with adequate guards or railing to prevent passengers from being lost overboard. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to mean that passengers or other persons aboard a motorboat cannot occupy the decking over the bow of the boat to moor the watercraft to a mooring buoy or to cast off from such a buoy or for any other necessary purpose.  Acts 1960, No. 43, §13. Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.14. Restricted areas

RS 851.14 - Restricted areas No person shall operate a watercraft within a water area which has been clearly marked, in accordance with and as authorized by the laws of the state, by buoys or some other distinguishing device as a bathing, swimming, or otherwise restricted area; however, this Section shall not apply in the case of an emergency or to patrol or rescue craft.  Acts 1960, No. 43, §14. Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.14.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.14.1. Closure of waterways

RS 851.14.1 - Closure of waterways  A. In an emergency or disaster, as defined in R.S. 29:723, the secretary may close any waterway, other than navigable waters of the United States as set forth in 33 CFR Part 2, to boating access, travel, or use or may restrict the type of use including issuing no wake zones in any reasonable manner. Such closure or restriction shall be for a period of time not to extend beyond the seventh day following the next meeting of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.  B. Any such closure or restricted use shall be made by an order issued by the secretary in the same manner as issuance of an emergency rule as provided in R.S. 49:953.1. Such order shall be subject to oversight by the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources in accordance with R.S. 49:953.1. The order authorized in this Section shall specify a closure or a type of restriction, a description of the area subject to the order, and the reason for the emergency action. Upon issuance of any such order, no person shall operate a vessel contrary to the provisions of the order.  C. Violation of any order authorized by this Section constitutes a class three violation, as specified in R.S. 56:33.  Acts 2010, No. 46, §1, eff. May 26, 2010; Acts 2021, No. 211, §8.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.14.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.14.2. Safety and security zones

RS 851.14.2 - Safety and security zones A. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) A "safety zone" shall mean a zone established for the protection of any vessel, structure, waters, or shore area from a safety or environmental hazard and shall include a water area, shore area, or water and shore area to which, for safety or environmental purposes, access is limited to authorized persons, vehicles, or vessels. The zone may be stationary and described by fixed limits, or it may be described as a zone around a vessel in motion. (2) A "security zone" shall mean a zone established for national security interests and shall include all areas of land or water which are so designated by the captain of the port for such time as he deems necessary to prevent damages or injury to any vessel or waterfront facility, to safeguard ports, harbors, territories, or waters of the state or to secure the observance of the rights and obligations of the state. B. No person shall violate any restriction of a safety zone or security zone established pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the United States Coast Guard under authority granted by the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, 33 U.S.C. 1231, or the Magnuson Act, 50 U.S.C. 191. C.(1) Whoever knowingly violates or should have known he violated the restriction of a safety zone shall be subject to the penalty provisions of a class two violation as specified in R.S. 56:32. (2) Whoever knowingly violates or should have known he violated the restriction of a security zone shall be fined not more than nine hundred fifty dollars or imprisoned for not more than one hundred twenty days, or both. Acts 2010, No. 47, §1, eff. May 26, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.15. Waterskiing

RS 851.15 - Waterskiing A.(1) No motorboat which shall have in tow or shall be otherwise assisting a person on water-skis, surfboard, or similar contrivance shall be operated or propelled in or upon any waterway unless such motorboat shall be occupied by at least two competent persons. (2)(a) This Subsection shall not apply to motorboats used by representatives of duly constituted water-ski schools in the giving of instruction or to motorboats used in duly authorized water-ski tournaments, competitions, expositions, or trials therefor if applicable permit has been obtained from the department or the United States Coast Guard. (b) This Subsection shall not apply to a motorboat being operated by a person sixteen years old or older, which is equipped with a wide-angle convex marine rearview mirror of a minimum size of seven inches by fourteen inches in a position to observe the skiers being towed. (c) Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 34, §1. B. No motorboat shall have in tow or shall be otherwise assisting a person on water skis, surfboard, or similar contrivance from the period of one hour after sunset to one hour prior to sunrise; however, this Subsection shall not apply to motorboats used in duly authorized water ski tournaments, competitions, expositions, or trials therefor. C. All motorboats having in tow or otherwise assisting a person on water skis, surfboard, or similar contrivance shall be operated in a careful and prudent manner and at a reasonable distance from persons and property so as not to endanger the life or property of any person. D. No motorboat shall have in tow or shall be otherwise assisting a person on water skis, surfboard, or similar contrivance on that portion of Lake Louis in Catahoula Parish from latitude 31degrees 47 minutes 42.6 seconds, longitude N. 91degrees 40 minutes 57.7 seconds W., known locally as the "Rocks", southward on Bayou Louis. Additionally, no person shall operate a personal watercraft, as defined in R.S. 34:855.2, above bare steerage speed, the slowest speed the vessel can travel while allowing the operator to maintain directional control to produce the minimum water surface turbulence, in the portion of Lake Louis and Bayou Louis provided for in this Subsection. Acts 1960, No. 43, §15. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 367, §1; Acts 1982, No. 411, §2; Acts 1984, No. 288, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1001, §1; Acts 2008, No. 34, §1; Acts 2014, No. 66, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.16. Mufflers

RS 851.16 - Mufflers It shall be unlawful to use a motorboat unless the same is provided with an efficient muffler, underwater exhaust, or other modern device capable of adequately muffling the sound of the exhaust of the engine.  Acts 1960, No. 43, §16. Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.17 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.17. Racing

RS 851.17 - Racing Nothing in the provisions of this Part shall be construed to mean that the operator of a watercraft competing in a race or regatta or trials therefor, which is duly authorized by an appropriate governmental unit, shall not attempt to attain high speeds on an indicated racing course nor while so engaged shall such watercraft be required to comply with R.S. 34:851.16 and 34:851.24(B), (C), (D), (E), (G), (H), and (I).  Added by Acts 1978, No. 775, §1. Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.18 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.18. Owner's responsibility; presumption of owner's consent to operate

RS 851.18 - Owner's responsibility; presumption of owner's consent to operate A. The owner of a watercraft shall be liable for any injury or damage occasioned by the negligent operation of such watercraft whether such negligence consists of a violation of the provisions of the statutes of this state or in the failure to observe such ordinary care in such operation as the rules of the common law require.  B. The owner shall not be liable, however, unless such watercraft is being used with his or her express or implied consent. It shall be presumed that such watercraft is being operated with the knowledge and consent of the owner if, at the time of the injury or damage, it is under the control of his or her husband, wife, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, or other immediate member of the family.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 428, §1. Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.19 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.19. Operation of unnumbered motorboats, houseboats, or sailboats prohibited; exception

RS 851.19 - Operation of unnumbered motorboats, houseboats, or sailboats prohibited; exception  Every motorboat, houseboat, or sailboat operated on the waters of this state shall be numbered. No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat, houseboat, or sailboat on such waters unless the motorboat, houseboat, or sailboat is numbered in accordance with this Part or in accordance with applicable federal law or in accordance with a federally approved numbering system of another state, and unless the certificate of number awarded to the motorboat, houseboat, or sailboat is in full force and effect, and the identifying number set forth in the certificate of number is displayed on each side of the bow of the motorboat, houseboat, or sailboat as provided in this Part.  Acts 1990, No. 894, §1; Acts 2008, No. 35, §1; Acts 2009, No. 52, §1; Acts 2018, No. 628, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.21. Numbering system

RS 851.21 - Numbering system  A. The motorboat, houseboat, or sailboat identification number issued by the commission pursuant to this Part shall be divided into parts which include a symbol indicating the state and a combination of numerals, letters, and words indicating the individual identification of the motorboat, houseboat, or sailboat. The group of three digits appearing between letters shall be separated from those letters by hyphens or equivalent spaces. Numbers shall be block characters not less than three inches in height and of a color to contrast on the hull, dark on light or light on dark or as otherwise provided by rules and regulations of the commission.  B.(1) "LA" shall be the symbol indicating Louisiana.  (2) The second part of the motorboat, houseboat, or sailboat number shall consist of not more than four Arabic numerals and not more than two capital letters as a suffix separated by a hyphen or equivalent space. Since the letters "I", "O", and "Q" may be mistaken for numerals, they shall not be used.  (3) Motorboats, houseboats, or sailboats for hire or rent shall have painted or attached to each side of the bow the word "HIRE" in letters of not less than one and one-half inches which shall appear below the awarded number.  (4) Motorboats, houseboats, or sailboats owned by the state or any of its political subdivisions shall have painted or attached to each side of the bow the word "PUBLIC" in letters of not less than one and one-half inches which shall appear below the awarded number except when used for undercover or investigative work.  Acts 1990, No. 894, §1; Acts 2018, No. 628, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:851.22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§851.22. Exemption from numbering system

RS 851.22 - Exemption from numbering system A. A motorboat shall not be required to be numbered under this Part if it is: (1) Already covered by a number in full force and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state; however, such boat shall not have been within this state for a period in excess of ninety consecutive days.  (2) A motorboat from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this state.  (3) A public vessel of the United States, a state, or a subdivision thereof.  (4) A ship's lifeboat.  B. A sailboat shall not be required to be numbered under this Part if it is: (1) Twelve feet or less in length.  (2) A vessel commonly known as a sailboard, where the craft is designed for one person and operated in the standing position.  Acts 1990, No. 894, §1.