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NE Code § 37-1232 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1232 - Vessel; carry and exhibit lights; when.

37-1232.  Vessel; carry and exhibit lights; when.Every vessel in all weather from sunset to sunrise shall carry and exhibit the lights prescribed by sections 37-1233 to 37-1238 when underway, and during such time no other lights which may be mistaken for those prescribed shall be exhibited.Source  Laws 1978, LB 21, § 32.
NE Code § 37-1233 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1233 - Class 1 and 2 motorboats; lights required; enumerated.

37-1233.  Class 1 and 2 motorboats; lights required; enumerated.Under the conditions described in section 37-1232, every vessel of Classes 1 and 2 propelled by machinery shall carry the following lights:(1) A lantern or flashlight;(2) A combined lantern in the forepart of the vessel and lower than the white light aft, showing green to starboard and red to port side, each showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of one hundred twelve and five-tenths degrees and so fixed as to show the light from right ahead to twenty-two and five-tenths degrees abaft the beam on its respective side; and(3) A white light aft which shall show all around the horizon.Source   Laws 1978, LB 21, § 33;   Laws 1989, LB 169, § 1.
NE Code § 37-1234 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1234 - Class 3 and 4 motorboats; lights required; enumerated.

37-1234.  Class 3 and 4 motorboats; lights required; enumerated.Under the conditions described in section 37-1232, every vessel of Classes 3 and 4 propelled by machinery shall carry the following lights:(1) A lantern or flashlight;(2) A white light placed over the fore and the aft centerline of the vessel showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of two hundred twenty-five degrees and so fixed as to show the light from right ahead to twenty-two and five-tenths degrees abaft the beam on either side of the vessel;(3) A white light aft to show all around the horizon and higher than the white light forward; and(4) On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon one hundred twelve and five-tenths degrees, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to twenty-two and five-tenths degrees abaft the beam on the starboard side. On the port side a red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of one hundred twelve and five-tenths degrees, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to twenty-two and five-tenths degrees abaft the beam on the port side. Such side lights shall be fitted with inboard screen of sufficient height so set as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow.Source   Laws 1978, LB 21, § 34;   Laws 1989, LB 169, § 2.
NE Code § 37-1235 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1235 - Vessels propelled by sail or hand power; lights required.

37-1235.  Vessels propelled by sail or hand power; lights required.(1) Under the conditions described in section 37-1232, all vessels when propelled by sail alone shall carry (a) a lantern or flashlight and (b) the red and green side lights suitably screened, but not the white lights, prescribed by sections 37-1233 and 37-1234. Vessels of all classes when so propelled shall carry a white light placed as nearly as practicable at the stern showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of one hundred thirty-five degrees and so fixed as to show the light sixty-seven and five-tenths degrees from right aft on each side of the vessel.(2) Rowboats and canoes or other vessels under hand power shall display a white light showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of three hundred sixty degrees in time to avoid collision.Source   Laws 1978, LB 21, § 35;   Laws 1989, LB 169, § 3.
NE Code § 37-1236 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1236 - Lights; visibility requirements.

37-1236.  Lights; visibility requirements.Every white light prescribed by sections 37-1233 to 37-1235 shall be of such character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. Every colored light prescribed by sections 37-1233 to 37-1235 shall be of such character as to be visible at a distance of at least one mile. The word visible in this section, when applied to lights, shall mean visible on a dark night with clear atmosphere.Source  Laws 1978, LB 21, § 36.
NE Code § 37-1237 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1237 - Vessel propelled by sail and machinery; lights required.

37-1237.  Vessel propelled by sail and machinery; lights required.Under the conditions prescribed in section 37-1232 and when propelled by sail and machinery, any vessel shall carry the lights required for a vessel propelled by machinery only.Source  Laws 1978, LB 21, § 37.
NE Code § 37-1238 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1238 - Lights required by federal rules; commission; option to adopt.

37-1238.  Lights required by federal rules; commission; option to adopt.The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations providing that any vessel may carry and exhibit the lights required by the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 2001 et seq., in lieu of the lights required by sections 37-1232 to 37-1237.Source   Laws 1978, LB 21, § 38;   Laws 1993, LB 235, § 39.
NE Code § 37-1238.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1238.01 - Vessel equipped with red or blue light; limitation on operation.

37-1238.01.  Vessel equipped with red or blue light; limitation on operation.No person other than a rescue squad member actually en route to, at, or returning from any emergency requiring the services of such member or any peace officer in the performance of his or her official duties shall operate a vessel equipped with a rotating or flashing red or blue light or lights upon the waters of this state.Source   Laws 1993, LB 235, § 42;  Laws 2011, LB667, § 9.
NE Code § 37-1238.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1238.02 - Vessel signaled to stop; violation; penalty.

37-1238.02.  Vessel signaled to stop; violation; penalty.The operator of any vessel when signaled to stop either by hand signals or by the display of a rotating or flashing red or blue light or lights shall immediately bring such vessel to a stop or follow the directions given by any officer having the authority to enforce the State Boat Act. Violation of this section shall be a Class IV misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1993, LB 235, § 43.
NE Code § 37-1239 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1239 - Class 2, 3, or 4 vessel; sound-producing equipment required.

37-1239.  Class 2, 3, or 4 vessel; sound-producing equipment required.Every vessel of Class 2, 3, or 4 shall be provided with an efficient whistle or other sound-producing mechanical appliance.Source  Laws 1978, LB 21, § 39.
NE Code § 37-1240 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1240 - Class 3 or 4 vessel; bell required.

37-1240.  Class 3 or 4 vessel; bell required.Every vessel of Class 3 or 4 shall be provided with an efficient bell.Source  Laws 1978, LB 21, § 40.
NE Code § 37-1241 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1241 - All vessels; floatation device; requirements; exceptions.

37-1241.  All vessels; floatation device; requirements; exceptions.(1) Every vessel except sailboards shall carry at least one life preserver, ring buoy, or other device of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the commission for each person on board, so placed as to be readily accessible, except that every vessel carrying passengers for hire shall carry so placed as to be readily accessible at least one life preserver of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the commission for each person on board. Every vessel except canoes, kayaks, sailboards, and personal watercraft shall carry at least one throwable floatation device which shall be in addition to the devices required for each person on board.(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any racing shell or rowing scull during an authorized race or regatta or an officially supervised training session if at least one approved floatation device is carried aboard an accompanying vessel for each person in such racing shell or rowing scull. Such floatation devices shall be in addition to those required for each person aboard the accompanying vessel.(3) For purposes of this section, sailboard means a surfboard-type vessel with no freeboard and using a free-sail system with a swivel-mounted mast not secured to a hull by guys or stays.Source   Laws 1978, LB 21, § 41;   Laws 1993, LB 235, § 40;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 117.
NE Code § 37-1241.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1241.01 - Personal watercraft; applicability of laws, rules, and regulations.

37-1241.01.  Personal watercraft; applicability of laws, rules, and regulations.Except as provided in sections 37-1241.02 to 37-1241.08, a personal watercraft shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations which govern the operation, equipment, registration, and numbering of and all other matters relating to vessels whenever a personal watercraft is operated on the waters of this state.Source Laws 1999, LB 176, § 102.
NE Code § 37-1241.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1241.02 - Personal watercraft; operation requirements.

37-1241.02.  Personal watercraft; operation requirements.(1) A personal watercraft may not be operated on the waters of this state unless each person aboard the personal watercraft is wearing a Type I, Type II, Type III, or Type V United States Coast Guard-approved floatation device.(2) Each person operating a personal watercraft on the waters of this state which is equipped by the manufacturer with a lanyard-type engine cutoff switch shall attach the lanyard to the operator's person, clothing, or floatation device as appropriate.Source Laws 1999, LB 176, § 103.
NE Code § 37-1241.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1241.03 - Personal watercraft; time restrictions.

37-1241.03.  Personal watercraft; time restrictions.A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state during the period from sunset to sunrise.Source  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 104;  Laws 2001, LB 131, § 5.
NE Code § 37-1241.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1241.04 - Personal watercraft; manner of operation.

37-1241.04.  Personal watercraft; manner of operation.(1) A person shall operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state in a reasonable and prudent manner. A maneuver which unreasonably or unnecessarily endangers life, limb, or property is prohibited and includes weaving through congested vessel traffic, jumping the wake produced by another vessel at a distance of less than fifty yards, or jumping the wake produced by a motorboat or personal watercraft that is towing a person or persons.(2) A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state unless he or she is facing forward on the watercraft.Source  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 105;  Laws 2003, LB 305, § 21.
NE Code § 37-1241.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1241.05 - Personal watercraft; towing; when permitted.

37-1241.05.  Personal watercraft; towing; when permitted.A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state to tow a person on water skis, kneeboards, inflatable crafts, or any other device unless the personal watercraft is designed to accommodate more than one person and the personal watercraft is recommended by the manufacturer to tow such devices.Source Laws 1999, LB 176, § 106.
NE Code § 37-1241.06 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1241.06 - Motorboat or personal watercraft; age restrictions; boating safety course; fee.

37-1241.06.  Motorboat or personal watercraft; age restrictions; boating safety course; fee.(1)(a) No person under fourteen years of age shall operate a motorboat or personal watercraft on the waters of this state.(b) No person under sixteen years of age shall operate a motorboat or personal watercraft on the waters of this state with an individual in tow behind the motorboat or personal watercraft.(2) Effective January 1, 2012, no person born after December 31, 1985, shall operate a motorboat or personal watercraft on the waters of this state unless he or she has successfully completed a boating safety course approved by the commission and has been issued a valid boating safety certificate.(3) The commission may charge a fee of no more than ten dollars for a boating safety course required by this section.Source  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 107;  Laws 2003, LB 305, § 22;  Laws 2011, LB105, § 1.
NE Code § 37-1241.07 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1241.07 - Motorboat or personal watercraft; age restriction on lease, hire, or rental; restriction on operation; duties of owner, agent, or employee.

37-1241.07.  Motorboat or personal watercraft; age restriction on lease, hire, or rental; restriction on operation; duties of owner, agent, or employee.(1) The owner of a boat livery, or his or her agent or employee, shall not lease, hire, or rent a motorboat or personal watercraft to any person under eighteen years of age.(2) Except as provided in subdivision (1)(a) of section 37-1241.06, a person younger than eighteen years of age may operate a motorboat or personal watercraft rented, leased, or hired by a person eighteen years of age or older if the person younger than eighteen years of age holds a valid boating safety certificate issued under section 37-1241.06.(3) The owner of a boat livery, or his or her agent or employee, engaged in the business of renting or leasing motorboats shall list on each rental or lease agreement for a motorboat the name and age of each person who is authorized to operate the motorboat. The person to whom the motorboat is rented or leased shall ensure that only those persons who are listed as authorized operators are allowed to operate the motorboat.(4) The owner of a boat livery, or his or her agent or employee, engaged in the business of renting or leasing motorboats shall display for review by each person who is authorized to operate the motorboat a summary of the statutes and the rules and regulations governing the operation of a motorboat and instructions regarding the safe operation of the motorboat. Each person who is listed as an authorized operator of the motorboat shall review the summary of the statutes, rules, regulations, and instructions and sign a statement indicating that he or she has done so prior to leaving the rental or leasing office.Source  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 108;  Laws 2003, LB 305, § 23;  Laws 2005, LB 21, § 1;  Laws 2009, LB105, § 36.
NE Code § 37-1241.08 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1241.08 - Sections; applicability.

37-1241.08.  Sections; applicability.Sections 37-1241.01 to 37-1241.07 shall not apply to a person operating a motorboat or personal watercraft and participating in a regatta, race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition which has been authorized or permitted by the commission pursuant to sections 37-1262 and 37-1263 or to a person who is otherwise exempt from the State Boat Act.Source  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 109;  Laws 2009, LB105, § 37;  Laws 2011, LB105, § 2.
NE Code § 37-1242 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1242 - Motorboat; fire extinguishers required.

37-1242.  Motorboat; fire extinguishers required.Every motorboat shall be provided with such number, size, and type of fire extinguishers, capable of promptly and effectually extinguishing burning gasoline, as may be prescribed by the regulations of the commission, which fire extinguishers shall be at all times kept in condition for immediate and effective use and shall be so placed as to be readily accessible.Source  Laws 1978, LB 21, § 42.
NE Code § 37-1243 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1243 - Racing vessels; equipment, exceptions; when.

37-1243.  Racing vessels; equipment, exceptions; when.The provisions of sections 37-1239, 37-1240, and 37-1242 shall not apply to vessels while competing in any race conducted pursuant to sections 37-1262 and 37-1263 or, if such boats be designed and intended solely for racing, while engaged in such navigation as is incidental to the tuning up of the boats and engines for the race.Source  Laws 1978, LB 21, § 43.
NE Code § 37-1244 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1244 - Motorboat; engine equipped with flame arrester or similar device; exception.

37-1244.  Motorboat; engine equipped with flame arrester or similar device; exception.Every motorboat shall have the carburetor or carburetors of every engine therein, except outboard motors, using gasoline as fuel, equipped with such efficient flame arrester, backfire trap, or other similar device as may be prescribed by the regulations of the commission.Source  Laws 1978, LB 21, § 44.
NE Code § 37-1245 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1245 - Motorboat; proper ventilation of bilges required.

37-1245.  Motorboat; proper ventilation of bilges required.Every motorboat and every vessel, except open boats, using as fuel any liquid of a volatile nature, shall be provided with such means as may be prescribed by the regulations of the commission for properly and efficiently ventilating the bilges of the engine and fuel tank compartments so as to remove any explosive or inflammable gases.Source  Laws 1978, LB 21, § 45.
NE Code § 37-1246 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1246 - Federal boating laws or coast guard regulations; equipment requirements; commission; option to adopt.

37-1246.  Federal boating laws or coast guard regulations; equipment requirements; commission; option to adopt.The commission may adopt rules and regulations modifying the equipment requirements contained in sections 37-1232 to 37-1245 to the extent necessary to keep these requirements in conformity with the provisions of the federal boating laws or with the boating regulations promulgated by the United States Coast Guard.Source  Laws 1978, LB 21, § 46.
NE Code § 37-1247 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1247 - Federal boating laws or coast guard regulations; pilot rules; commission; option to adopt.

37-1247.  Federal boating laws or coast guard regulations; pilot rules; commission; option to adopt.The commission is hereby authorized to establish and maintain, for the operation of vessels on the waters of this state, pilot rules in conformity with the pilot rules contained in the federal boating laws or the boating regulations promulgated by the United States Coast Guard.Source  Laws 1978, LB 21, § 46.
NE Code § 37-1248 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1248 - Operation of a vessel without required equipment; prohibited.

37-1248.  Operation of a vessel without required equipment; prohibited.No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of a vessel which is not equipped as required by the State Boat Act.Source   Laws 1978, LB 21, § 48;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 118.
NE Code § 37-1249 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1249 - Vessels; exemption from numbering.

37-1249.  Vessels; exemption from numbering.A vessel shall not be required to be numbered pursuant to the State Boat Act 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 and if such boat has not been within this state for a period in excess of sixty consecutive days;(2) A vessel from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this state;(3) A vessel whose owner is the United States, a state, or a subdivision thereof; or(4) A ship's lifeboat.Source   Laws 1978, LB 21, § 49;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 119.
NE Code § 37-1250 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1250 - Vessel; exempt from numbering by commission rule and regulation.

37-1250.  Vessel; exempt from numbering by commission rule and regulation.The commission may by rule and regulation exempt a vessel from numbering under the State Boat Act after the commission has found that the numbering of certain vessels will not materially aid in their safety and identification.Source   Laws 1978, LB 21, § 50;  Laws 1999, LB 176, § 120.
NE Code § 37-1251 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1251 - Boat livery; records required.

37-1251.  Boat livery; records required.The owner of a boat livery shall cause to be kept a record of the name and address of the person or persons hiring any vessel which is designed or permitted by him to be operated as a motorboat, the certificate of number thereof, the departure date and time, and the expected time of return. The record shall be preserved for at least six months.Source  Laws 1978, LB 21, § 51.
NE Code § 37-1252 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1252 - Boat livery; vessel operated without required equipment; prohibited.

37-1252.  Boat livery; vessel operated without required equipment; prohibited.Neither the owner of a boat livery, nor his agent or employee shall permit any motorboat or any vessel designed or permitted by him to be operated as a motorboat to depart from his premises unless it shall have been provided, either by owner or renter, with the equipment required pursuant to sections 37-1232 to 37-1248 and any rules and regulations made pursuant thereto.Source  Laws 1978, LB 21, § 52.
NE Code § 37-1253 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1253 - Motorboat; noise level; restriction; muffling equipment; requirements.

37-1253.  Motorboat; noise level; restriction; muffling equipment; requirements.(1) No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of a motorboat on the waters of this state in such a manner as to exceed a noise level of ninety-six decibels when measured at one hundred feet or more on plane using the A-weighting network of a sound level meter complying with the standards set forth in S1.4-1983 (R 2001) of the American National Standards Institute, as those standards existed on August 31, 2003.(2) The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the noise of the exhaust in a reasonable manner.The use of cutouts is prohibited except for motorboats competing in a regatta or boat race approved as provided in sections 37-1262 and 37-1263, and for such motorboats while on trial runs, during a period not to exceed forty-eight hours immediately preceding such regatta or race and for such motorboats while competing in official trials for speed records during a period not to exceed forty-eight hours immediately following such regatta or race.Source   Laws 1978, LB 21, § 53;  Laws 2003, LB 305, § 24.
NE Code § 37-1254 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 37 - Game and Parks|37-1254 - Prohibited operation; reckless or negligent; proof.

37-1254.  Prohibited operation; reckless or negligent; proof.No person shall operate any motorboat or vessel or manipulate any water skis, surfboard, or similar device in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person.Source   Laws 1978, LB 21, § 54;   Laws 1989, LB 195, § 2.