The short title of this article shall be the
"Power Vessels Ordinance," and this article shall be hereinafter cited
and referred to for the purpose of amendment or otherwise by said
title.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
NO-WAKE SPEED
The speed at which a power vessel moves through the water
while maintaining minimum headway and producing the minimum wake possible.
OPERATE
To navigate or otherwise use a vessel.
OPERATOR
Every person having the charge, control, operation or direction
of any power vessel.
POWER VESSEL
A vessel temporarily or permanently equipped with a motor,
and shall not be deemed to include a vessel propelled wholly by sails
or muscular power.
SLOW SPEED
The speed at which a power vessel moves through the water
and is able to maintain minimum headway in relation to the vessel
or structure being passed.
VESSEL
A boat or watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water,
used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the
water.
WATERSKIING
Any vessel with a rider being towed by means of a tow rope,
tow line or trailing boom, except that another vessel being towed
shall not be considered to be waterskiing.
No person shall operate a power vessel unless
properly registered pursuant to N.J.S.A. 12:7-34.4.
No person shall operate a power vessel which
does not meet all applicable equipment requirements as set forth in
the Boat Regulations of N.J.A.C. 7:6-1.22.
No person shall operate or allow any person
to operate any power vessel unless such power vessel meets the lifesaving
device requirements as set forth in the Boating Regulations of N.J.A.C.
7.6-1.23.
No power vessel or motor shall be operated in
a reckless or careless manner. Reckless or careless operation shall
include operating a power vessel or motor in a manner which unnecessarily
interferes with the free and proper use of any waters, or unnecessarily
endangers other craft therein, or the life or limb of any person upon
any craft or in the water.
No person shall fail to stop or lay to when
ordered to do so by any law enforcement officer.
The operator of a power vessel shall not allow
any person to ride in any position that would unduly endanger life
or limb:
A. This includes, but is not limited to, any position
where the person may be in grave danger of falling overboard.
B. It excludes all positions which may be necessary for
the operation or safety of the vessel.
The short title of this article shall be the
"Personal Watercraft Ordinance," and this article shall be hereinafter
cited and referred to for the purpose of amendment or otherwise by
said title.
This Article has been adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A.
12:7-62 et seq. so as to regulate the use of personal watercrafts
on the waterways of the Township; "Jet skis," "waverunners," "wet
bikes," "wet jets" and "surf jets" are trade names for a general group
of vessels known as "personal watercraft."
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
IDLE SPEED
The speed at which the personal watercraft moves through
the water while maintaining minimum headway in relation to the vessel
or structure being passed and producing the minimum wake possible.
PERSONAL WATERCRAFT
A power vessel defined as a Class A vessel by the United
States Coast Guard and which:
A.
Is designed to be operated from a sitting, standing
or kneeling position;
B.
Is equipped with an internal combustion engine
which powers a water jet pump; and
C.
Cannot be operated in a manner so as to disengage
the pump so as to prevent the vessel form making headway.
SHORELINE
Where the water meets the land, including but not limited
to any bulkhead, dock, wharf or pier.
Any person violating or failing to comply with
any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000, by imprisonment for
a term not to exceed 90 days or by community service of not more than
90 days or any combination of fine, imprisonment and community service,
as determined in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. The
continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute
a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting
the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above
for each separate offense.