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TN Code § 69-9-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 69-9-102. Sewage Disposal

  Any person, firm, corporation or business entity operating a commercial boating facility, dock or marina that stores or houses vessels equipped with a toilet and sewage collection tank, or when such facilities are operating on waters in this state, shall provide facilities for the sanitary pumping and disposal of sewage from such collection tanks.   The sewage disposal facilities provided for in subsection (a) shall comply with the requirements of title 68 and this title, and are subject to any other regulation of the department of environment and conservation for the disposal of raw sewage.   For the purposes of § 69-9-219(a), each day on which a person, firm, corporation or entity operating such commercial boating facility, dock or marina does not comply with subsection (a) constitutes a separate offense.   A person, firm, corporation or business entity operating a commercial boating facility, dock or marina as provided in subsection (a) is exempt from the requirements of this section if such operator has entered into a valid agreement for the disposal of its raw sewage with another local boating facility, dock or marina. This exemption shall apply only where such other facility meets each of the requirements provided in this section for the sanitary pumping and disposal of raw sewage.
TN Code § 69-9-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-201. Short Title

 This chapter shall be cited as the “Tennessee Boating Safety Act of 1965.”
TN Code § 69-9-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-202. Public Policy

 It is the policy of the state to:   Promote the safety of persons and property in and connected with the use of vessels;   Achieve, so far as practicable, uniformity of laws, regulations, requirements, procedures and methods with respect to the numbering, operation and equipment of all vessels subject to this chapter;   Foster the development, use and enjoyment of all the waters of Tennessee; and   Attain the fullest possible cooperation of the various agencies of this state, the neighboring states and the federal government in connection with assistance and rescue operations, in the enforcement of laws and regulations, and in the education of the public as these activities relate to recreational boating safety.
TN Code § 69-9-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-203. Enforcement and Administration of Chapter — Disposition of Funds — Rewards for Information on Violations

  It is the sole duty and responsibility of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency to enforce and administer this chapter.   All expenses required for the administration and enforcement of this chapter shall be paid for with funds collected pursuant to this chapter. All moneys collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the wildlife resources fund. The moneys shall be made available to the wildlife resources agency for the administration and enforcement of this chapter, as provided in this section, and for educational activities relating to boating safety and for no other purposes.   All moneys otherwise provided for pursuant to this chapter shall be made available to carry out the intent and purpose as set forth in this chapter in accordance with plans approved by the fish and wildlife commission. All such funds are hereby appropriated, reserved, set aside and made available until expended for the enforcement and administration of this chapter. The fish and wildlife commission is hereby authorized to adopt a plan or formula for the use of the moneys for employing and equipping such additional personnel as may be necessary for carrying out this chapter and for paying a proportionate share of the salaries, expense, and operational costs of existing personnel according to the time and effort expended by them in carrying out  this chapter. Such plan or formula may be altered or amended from time to time by the commission as existing conditions may warrant.   No funds derived from the sale of hunting licenses or fishing licenses, or other wildlife resources funds shall be expended or diverted for carrying out this chapter.   The executive director is authorized to offer rewards or payments for information that may aid in the conviction of any offender violating a provision of this chapter or any other law relating to boating.
TN Code § 69-9-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-205. Duties of Executive Director

 The executive director shall:   Plan, and submit to the commission, programs for the education of the public in boating safety, for the assignment of identification numbers to motorboats, for the regulation of vessels subject to this chapter, and for the enforcement of this chapter including related cooperation with other agencies and commissions of this state or any political subdivision of other agencies and commissions and with officials of other states and federal government;   Make and develop plans, within the limits of available income, for the improvement and promotion of all the waters of Tennessee for recreational purposes, including, but not limited to, the improvement of waterways through the deepening of channels, the acquisition and development of access areas and the removal of obstructions; and   Perform such additional educational, administrative and enforcement duties as the commission may lawfully assign.
TN Code § 69-9-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-206. Identification Numbers for Vessels — Exceptions

  Every vessel propelled by sail or machinery, or both, upon the waters of Tennessee shall be numbered for identification in accordance with this chapter and the regulations of the commission except:  A vessel that has a valid document issued by the bureau of customs of the United States, or any federal agency successor to the bureau of customs must be registered with the agency but is not required to display the identification numbers on the vessel;   A vessel with a valid number awarded to it pursuant to federal law or a federally-approved numbering system of another state; unless Tennessee has become the state of principal use and the vessel has been in Tennessee for sixty (60) days;   A vessel from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of Tennessee;   A vessel that is owned by the United States government, a state, or political subdivision of the United States government or a state that is used in the public service;   A ship's lifeboat;   A motorboat belonging to a class of boats that has been exempted from numbering by the commission after the agency has found that the numbering of motorboats of such class will not materially aid in their identification; and, if an agency of the federal government has a numbering system applicable to the class of motorboats to which the motorboat in question belongs, after the commission has further found that the motorboat would also be exempt from numbering if it were subject to the federal law; or   A vessel that is owned by any volunteer rescue squad and used solely in emergency or rescue work and not for private, personal, recreation, or business use.     Every such exempt vessel under subsection (a) shall prominently display identification by name on the vessel.
TN Code § 69-9-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-208. Who May Issue Certificates — Disposition of Fees

  The agency will issue certificates of number directly or may authorize any official in the state, who is presently authorized to issue automobile license plates, to issue certificates of number. In conformity with this chapter and any rules and regulations that may be validly issued by the commission, the agency may assign to each issuing officer a block of numbers and certificates, for which upon issue, the issuing officer shall be allowed a fee of twenty-five cents (25¢) for each certificate issued by the issuing officer, which fee shall be retained by the issuing officer, except that, in counties where the issuing officer is on salary basis, the fee shall be paid into the county treasury.   All registration moneys, except the twenty-five cent (25¢) fee allowed as mentioned in subsection (a), shall be remitted monthly to the commission not later than ten (10) days after the first of each month.   Any unexpended sums in excess of costs of administration and enforcement that are available out of the moneys derived under this chapter shall be expended and used by the commission for the purposes of water safety education and improvement of noncommercial boating facilities in this state, and the acquisition and development of lands for boating purposes.
TN Code § 69-9-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-211. Regattas and Other Special Aquatic Events

  The executive director may authorize the holding of regattas, motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments, exhibitions, or land-based events that are intended to be viewed from the water by vessel that impact navigation or the safety of vessels on any waters of this state. The commission shall adopt from time to time and amend regulations concerning the safety of motorboats and other vessels and persons on motorboats and vessels, either observers or participants.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the executive director is authorized to establish temporary zones and restrictions in connection with the authorization of a specific special aquatic event as provided for in subsection (c). The executive director shall ensure that adequate public notice of the temporary zones and restrictions is given.   Whenever a regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament, exhibition, or land-based event intended to be viewed from the water by vessel that impacts navigation or vessel safety is proposed to be held, the person in charge of the event, at least thirty (30) days prior to the event, shall file an application with the executive director for permission to hold such regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament, exhibition, or land-based event intended to be viewed from the water by vessel that impacts navigation or vessel safety. The application shall set forth the date, time and location where it is proposed to hold such regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament, exhibition, or land-based event intended to be viewed from the water by vessel that impacts navigation or vessel safety, and it shall not be conducted without authorization of the executive director in writing. For good cause shown, the executive director may waive the thirty (30) day requirement.
TN Code § 69-9-212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-212. Regulation of Motorboats Carrying Passengers for Hire — Exception

  The commission is hereby authorized to establish rules, regulations and procedures for the inspection and approval of motorboats carrying passengers for hire and for the licensing of the operators of such vessels, but this part shall not apply to any vessel that holds a valid certificate of inspection issued by the United States coast guard, or any federal agency successor to the coast guard.   Any person holding a valid motorboat operator's license issued by the United States coast guard or any federal agency successor to the coast guard shall be exempt from the licensing requirements of this part.
TN Code § 69-9-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-213. Boat Liveries

  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 that is designed or permitted by the owner of the boat livery to be operated as a motorboat, and the identification number of the vessel. The record shall be preserved for at least six (6) months.   Neither the owner of a boat livery, nor the owner's agent or employee shall permit any motorboat or any vessel designed or permitted by the owner to be operated as a motorboat or sailboat to depart from the owner's premises unless it shall have been provided either by the owner or renter, with the equipment required by this chapter and any rules and regulations made pursuant to this chapter.
TN Code § 69-9-214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-214. Judicial Notice of All Published Rules and Regulations and Proclamations

 Courts shall take judicial notice of all published rules and regulations and proclamations promulgated pursuant to this chapter and the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 69-9-218 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-218. Jet Boats That Carry Passengers for Hire

  Jet boats that carry passengers for hire shall:  Only operate during the hours between ten o'clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.) and five o'clock p.m. (5:00 p.m.) on Monday through Friday;   Only operate during the hours between ten o'clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.) and seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.) on Saturday and Sunday;   Not travel at a speed greater than a no-wake speed within fifty feet (50') of any private or public dock or boat ramp;   Not travel at any time at a speed greater than thirty-three nautical miles per hour (33 NMPH);   Be subject to the noise level restrictions under part 3 of this chapter; and   Not perform the maneuver commonly called a “donut” within one-hundred feet (100') of any private vessel or the shoreline.     Beginning July 1, 2018, no person shall locate any outfitter or other business that carries passengers for hire on jet boats within five thousand feet (5,000') of another outfitter or other business that carries passengers for hire on jet boats.   A person violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction of an offense, shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.   This section shall only apply in a tourist resort county, as defined in § 42-1-301.
TN Code § 69-9-220 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-220. Authority of Enforcement Officers — Arrest — Inspections — Warning Citations — Emergency Vessels

  Every wildlife officer and any additional enforcement officers who may be specified by the executive director have the authority to enforce this chapter and, in the exercise of the authority, have the authority to stop and board any vessel subject to this chapter. They may arrest on sight, without warrant, any person detected by them in the act of violating any of the provisions of this chapter. The officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person at the scene of a boating accident who is the operator of a vessel involved in such accident when, based on personal investigation, the officer has probable cause to believe that such person has violated either § 69-9-216(a), relative to reckless or negligent endangerment or § 69-9-217(a), relative to boating under the influence. They have the same right as sheriffs to require aid in arresting, with or without process, any person found by them violating any of the provisions of this chapter.   No person shall resist, hinder, obstruct, or abuse any law enforcement officer while the officer is attempting to arrest offenders of this chapter or while the officer is making necessary inspections to determine that there is compliance with this chapter.   The commission is authorized to provide by duly promulgated regulation a system for issuing warning citations under such conditions as may be deemed proper.   This section does not authorize officers to inspect vessels for any purpose other than to determine if the vessels meet the registration and safety requirements of this chapter.   Vessels operated by persons commissioned as law enforcement officers as provided in subsection (a), shall be designated as emergency vessels and both the vessel and the law enforcement officer are exempt from normal operating requirements when the vessel is being used for law enforcement purposes.
TN Code § 69-9-221 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-221. [reserved.]

 On or before the fifteenth day of each month, magistrates or clerks of general sessions courts and other courts shall make a detailed report of all fines and forfeitures collected during the previous calendar month, this report to be made on forms provided by the commission, and the magistrates or clerks of general sessions courts shall retain ten percent (10%) of fines and forfeitures collected or taken, and shall pay one half (½) of the balance to the state treasurer with the report, to be placed to the credit of the wildlife resources fund, and shall pay one half (½) of the balance to the trustee of the county in which the fine or forfeiture was collected, to be placed to the credit of the general funds of the county.
TN Code § 69-9-223 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-223. [reserved.]

 The executive director, or the executive director's designees or officers, upon observing a boat being used without sufficient lifesaving or firefighting devices, or in an overloaded or other unsafe condition, which in such person's judgment creates an especially hazardous condition, may direct the operator to take whatever immediate and reasonable steps would be necessary for the safety of those aboard the vessel, including directing the operator to return to mooring and to remain there until the situation creating the hazard is corrected or ended.
TN Code § 69-9-225 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-225. Personal Flotation Devices Required for Persons Twelve (12) Years of Age and Under — Penalty

  All persons twelve (12) years of age and under in an open boat or on an open deck of a vessel being used for recreational purposes on the waters of this state shall wear a United States coast guard approved wearable personal flotation device while such vessel is underway. Any personal flotation devices required by this section shall be in good and serviceable condition, appropriately sized and properly worn by the person. It is unlawful for any person to operate a vessel in violation of this section.   This section does not apply to a commercial vessel owned and operated by a commercial entity that charges a per passenger fee.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).   Any person cited under this section shall be given thirty (30) days to provide to the officer proof of legal age and for good cause shown, in the judgment of the officer, such period shall be extended for an additional period of thirty (30) days. In the event the proof shows that the person was of legal age at the time of arrest, the individual shall not be required to appear in court and the court, upon request of the officer, shall dismiss the citation and there shall be no costs assessed to the person.
TN Code § 69-9-227 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees|Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation|Part 2 - Boating Safety|§ 69-9-227. Regulation of Commercial Operations That Lease or Rent Nonmotorized Vessels for Noncommercial Use

  As used in this section:  “Nonmotorized vessels” means canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddle boards, tubes, and any other vessels powered only by their occupants and propelled by manual methods, including, but not limited to paddles and oars; and   “Waters of Tennessee” means any waters within the territorial limits of this state, except privately owned ponds or lakes not used for commercial purposes.      The commission is hereby authorized to establish rules, regulations, permits, and procedures regulating all aspects of commercial operations that lease or rent nonmotorized vessels for noncommercial use by the public on the waters of Tennessee.   The regulatory authority granted under subdivision (b)(1) does not:  Apply to commercial operations permitted by either the department of environment and conservation pursuant to title 11, chapter 8, or the United States forest service; or   Preclude the department of environment and conservation from issuing permits, licenses, or leases for commercial activities occurring within its jurisdiction.        In maintaining information on the number and type of non-motorized vessels leased each day, the information shall be submitted under seal only for the use of the commission and the agency, and may only be used in the aggregate in agency reports and records.   Each outfitter shall submit a regular report from the agency required records on May 1, October 1, and December 1, each year, and the report shall cover activity since the previous report.     The commission may only assess a fee on a commercial outfitter by rule, and no such rule may take effect before July 1, 2021.   The commission may consider the implementation of a multiple year permit system in consideration of the business history of long-term commercial outfitters.   To insure that the views of the commercial paddle craft outfitter community are appropriately communicated as well as to assist the fish and wildlife commission in developing rules and regulations on commercial outfitting, there is created a commercial paddle craft advisory committee. The committee members shall be named by the wildlife resources executive director and shall include, but not be limited to, a majority of commercial paddle craft outfitters and other interested stakeholders. The committee shall also strive to develop non-regulatory strategies to address issues and to facilitate access for all users. The members of the committee shall serve as volunteers and shall not be paid or reimbursed for time served as committee members.