Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Sub-Agency 000 - GENERAL › Chapter 001 - RULES GOVERNING DESIGNATED AREAS FOR WATERSKIING AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITY WITHIN 200 FEET FROM SHORELINE › Section 28 000 001 - RULES GOVERNING DESIGNATED AREAS FOR WATERSKIING AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITY WITHIN 200 FEET FROM SHORELINE

Current through June, 2024
Section One Purpose
These rules set forth the procedures for filing an
				  application and the criteria to be used in designating areas for waterskiing
				  and other similar activity within 200 feet of a shoreline. These rules
				  implement the exception contained in
				  23 V.S.A. Section
				  3315(d) which allows this
				  activity within 200 feet of a shoreline only in designated
				  areas.
Section Two Scope
These rules apply to all areas within 200 feet of a shoreline
				  whether the activity is seasonal or intended for a single event. Permits shall
				  not be granted for courses on rivers or when prohibited by regulations of the
				  Water Resources Board.
Section Three Definitions
Waterskiing: For the purpose of this rule, "waterskiing"
				  shall be defined as "the operation of a motorboat on any waters of this state
				  for the purpose of towing a person or persons on water-skis, aquaplane,
				  kite-skis, surfboard, or similar device."
Section Four Application
4.1 An individual, association, or other
				group or entity may apply to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, through the
				Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety for a permit to allow for the
				operation of a motorboat used for the purpose of towing a person or persons on
				water-skis, aquaplane, kite-skis, surfboard or similar device in areas less
				than 200 feet from a shoreline. The application shall be filed at least ninety
				(90) days prior to the proposed installation of the course or beginning of the
				activity. Application forms shall be provided by the Department of Public
				Safety, Marine Division.
4.2 The
				application shall contain the following information:
- Applicant address and phone number.
- Agent address and phone number.
- Date of proposed installation or beginning of the
				  activity.
- Length of season, days and hours during which the
				  designated area will be used.
- Number of seasons for which the permit is desired.
- A detailed description of the designated area.
The application shall also contain the following information,
				  for the course or designated area as well as the adjacent area within five
				  hundred (500) feet of the outside perimeter of the course or designated
				  area:
a) Names and addresses of
				adjacent property owners.
b) Nature
				of the shoreline (undeveloped, developed, rocky, sandy, wooden, lawn, eroded,
				stable, etc.)
c) Presence and type
				of aquatic vegetation.
d) Presence
				and location of wetlands.
e)
				Presence and location of threatened, rare or endangered species, if
				known.
f) Shoreline encroachments
				(docks, boat houses, retaining walls, or other structures beyond the
				shoreline).
g) Existing uses of the
				area.
h) A detailed map of the
				designated area and the surrounding area.