1. (1) A person responsible for a permanent, long-term, or short-term human- powered marine event shall obtain permission to hold the event from the agency managing the waterway where the event will be held.(2) A person may use a designated safety vessel associated with a permanent, long-term, or short-term human-powered marine event:

   1. (a) on any waterway zoned by the division as wakeless;
   2. (b) on any waterway zoned as motor restricted; and
   3. (c) within any area marked by waterway markers as a controlled area.

2. (3) A person responsible for a permanent, long-term, or short-term human-powered marine event shall ensure any safety vessel used at the event is:

   1. (a) designed and operated to create a minimal wake;
   2. (b) operated by representatives of the person responsible for the event; and
   3. (c) operated only for the coaching, support, and safety of the event.

KEY: boating

Date of Last Change: January 9, 2024

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 73-18-16