Ohio Administrative Code
Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft
Chapter 1501:47-7 - Specific Area Rules
Section 1501:47-7-17 - Lakengren lakes, Preble county
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 1501:47-7-17
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) General provisions:
(1) No person shall operate a powercraft at a
speed greater than idle speed, or at a speed that creates a wake from sunset to
sunrise.
(2) No person shall
operate a powercraft at a speed greater than idle speed, or at a speed that
creates a wake at any time when the lake warning flags are displayed.
(3) Powercraft operating in the designated
speed and ski zones shall travel in a counter-clockwise direction with the
shoreline on the starboard (right) side of the powercraft.
(4) All powercraft operating at a speed
greater than idle speed shall maintain a distance of one hundred feet from the
shore or any designated no-wake zone.
(5) Swimming from watercraft shall be
permitted only in designated no-wake zones.
(6) A "wake" as used in this rule shall be
defined as a track left by a watercraft in the water causing waves or
swells.
(B) Restrictions:
(1) The operation of seaplanes,
hovercraft, mechanically propelled airboats, airfoils, and ski-free mechanisms
is prohibited.
(2) No powercraft
shall tow more than two skiers, ski tubes, or other approved towable
devices.
(3) It shall be unlawful
for any watercraft to tow a parasail, kite, or any other device intended to
achieve and maintain a distance of more than ten feet above the surface of the
water.
(4) No person shall anchor,
moor, dock or tie up any watercraft to any private dock facility without the
express permission of the owner or other authorized agent.
(5) No person shall operate a powercraft,
except by electric motor on the waters of the following areas:
(a) Thor lake
(b) Valhalla lake
(c) Hammer lake
(d) Kastrup lake
(e) Hatchet lake
(f) Bear lake
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