Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.
All of the restrictions on and requirements for operating watercraft in Poverty
Point Reservoir State Park listed in this Section are in addition to those
restrictions and requirements found elsewhere in these OSP rules and
regulations. These Section rules apply only to Poverty Point Reservoir State
Parks visitors. No part of this Section however, shall be construed so as to
nullify, in whole or in part, any other Section of the OSP rules and
regulations as they exist.
B.
Watercraft owners and their invitees must enter the marina from designated
entry points.
C. Operation of
Watercraft. Individuals are prohibited from all of the following:
1. operating a watercraft at a speed greater
than headway speed (i.e., the minimum speed required to maintain steering)
within 50 feet of a shoreline, structures or swimmers;
2. operating a watercraft at a speed greater
than 20 mph or minimum planing speed (whichever is less) between sunset and
sunrise;
3. operating a watercraft
where the idle volume is greater than 85 decibels. Further, if a watercraft is
equipped with an optional exhaust noise suppression device, the device must be
engaged while the watercraft is within a no-wake zone;
4. operating a watercraft without a current
day use receipt or "resident boat permit."
D. No person shall moor any watercraft to any
buoy or other man-made structure not specifically intended for
mooring.
E. Skiing and/or towing of
persons behind a watercraft is prohibited outside of designated skiing
areas.
F. Skiing and/or towing of
persons behind a watercraft is prohibited in all areas between sunset and
sunrise.
G. Use of the Marina
Complex. All visitors to the marina, whether watercraft owners or their
invitees, are prohibited from:
1. storing
hazardous or flammable materials in the slip area (with the exception of normal
fuel storage in moored watercraft);
2. performing or allowing to be performed any
major repairs or maintenance to a watercraft moored in the marina. Major
repairs or maintenance include any activities that pose a safety hazard or
nuisance or infringe on the enjoyment of the marina by others;
3. using any cooking appliances including,
but not limited to, BBQ pits, fish fryers, meat smokers, seafood boilers, etc.,
in the marina;
4. creating an open
flame within the marina;
5.
painting or removing paint in the marina;
6. fueling, or allowing to be fueled any
watercraft outside designated fueling areas;
7. playing or allowing to be played any video
or audio equipment which can be seen or heard outside of the individual
slip;
8. placing or allowing to be
placed any antenna or other audio/video reception device which can be seen
outside of the individual slip;
9.
bringing pets into the marina;
10.
using the sewerage pump-out facilities without the assistance of OSP
personnel.
H. All
watercraft owners must complete and submit a signed "marina slip rental
agreement" along with any required payments and/or deposits due prior to using
a rental slip.
I. Watercraft owners
and their invitees shall be responsible for maintaining the marina facilities
available for their use. To that end, every watercraft owner and invitee shall:
1. remove all refuse from the watercraft and
slip and place in the designated receptacles;
2. store hoses, shorelines, and other gear
only in approved storage lockers;
3. place all storage lockers only on the end
of dock fingers so as not to interfere with the view or access of other
watercraft owners;
4. provide the
park office with keys to both the storage locker and the watercraft to be used
for emergency purposes only;
5.
keep the bathroom and shower area clean;
6. report all maintenance and repair needs
immediately to park personnel.
J. Personal watercraft are prohibited at
Poverty Point Reservoir.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:1681-1690 and
R.S.
36:204.
