Florida Administrative Code
68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety
Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS
Section 68D-24.015 - Apalachicola River Boating Restricted Area
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 68D-24.015
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) For the purpose of regulating the speed and operation of vessel traffic on and adjacent to the Apalachicola River within Franklin County, the following Boating Restricted Area is established:
(a) Slow Down Minimum Wake Zone - All waters
lying within the Apalachicola River, from shoreline to shoreline but not
including Crooked Channel, from the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge to a line drawn
perpendicular to the centerline of the river 1, 500 yards generally north of
the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge following the thread of the river.
(b) The City of Apalachicola is authorized to
install and maintain Slow Down Minimum Wake regulatory markers within the
boating restricted area and shall install and maintain "Resume Normal Safe
Operation" markers at the northern and southern boundaries of the boating
restricted area.
(2) The boating restricted area is depicted on the following drawing:
Rulemaking Authority 327.04, 327.46 FS. Law Implemented 327.46 FS.
New 8-14-89, Formerly 16N-24.015, 62N-24.015.
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