Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) A person must not moor a boat more than
20 feet from shore and leave it unoccupied, except when secured to a
dock.
(2) A person must not operate
a boat in excess of:
(a) 6 MPH within 100 feet
of the shore, a swimmer, a canoe, or within areas marked by buoys;
(b) 6 MPH through channels, canals, and
bridges;
(c) 8 MPH in unrestricted
areas during the time period ½ hour after sunset to ½ hour before
sunrise;
(d) 40 MPH in unrestricted
areas during the time period ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour
after sunset.
(3) A
person must not operate a paddleboard more than 100 feet from shore or under
any bridge.
(4) A person must not
moor a boat or raft to any navigation buoy or marker.
(5) A person operating a boat while picking
up or standing by a person in the water must completely stop the boat's
motor.
(6) A person operating a
boat towing a water skier must:
(a) Operate
the boat so that the boat and skier in tow remain 100 feet or more from shore,
except when performing a safe take-off or landing. A safe take-off is
considered "safe" only when it is accomplished without risk to any swimmers or
craft. A safe landing is considered "safe" on Lake Oswego when it is
accomplished without risk to any swimmers or craft, the boat remains 100 feet
or more from shore, and the skier remains in the area of water bounded by the
extended property lines of the property from which the skier is skiing. The red
buoys placed at intervals around the lake shall be deemed to mark a distance of
100 feet from shore;
(b) When
performing a safe take-off, operate the boat as straight as practicable from
shore;
(c) Proceed in a counter
clockwise pattern, which is west on the north side of the lake, and east on the
south of the lake;
(d) When
undertaking a safe take-off or landing, keep as far distant as possible from
adjoining docks, floats, and the shoreline;
(e) If a skier falls when more than 50 feet
from shore or a float, return at once to the downed skier giving due regard to
the safety of any other skiers it may be towing.
(7) A person must not operate a boat behind
anyone being towed closer than 300 feet nor cross the towing boat's bow less
than 200 feet nor alongside the towed person(s) closer than 100 feet.
(8) A person must not operate a motorboat for
the purposes of towed watersports in the following locations:
(a) Under any bridge;
(b) South of the buoy at the entrance to, and
within, Blue Heron Bay, except that families living on the Bay may tow
surfboards or similar equipment at low speeds;
(c) West of the buoy at the entrance to, and
within West Bay, except that families living on the Bay may tow surfboards or
similar equipment at low speeds;
(d) On the inlet canal;
(e) On the canal leading from Main Lake to
Lakewood Bay;
(f) At the east end
of the Main Lake between the buoy and the swim resort;
(g) On Kelok Bay (between Alder and Maple
Circles) southwest of buoy at mouth of bay;
(h) West of the buoy at the west end of
Lakewood Bay.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
830.110 & ORS
830.175
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
830.110, ORS
830.175 & ORS
830.195
