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§ 69-9-218. Jet boats that carry passengers for hire.

TN Code § 69-9-218 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Jet boats that carry passengers for hire shall:

(1) Only operate during the hours between ten o'clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.) and five o'clock p.m. (5:00 p.m.) on Monday through Friday;

(2) Only operate during the hours between ten o'clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.) and seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.) on Saturday and Sunday;

(3) Not travel at a speed greater than a no-wake speed within fifty feet (50') of any private or public dock or boat ramp;

(4) Not travel at any time at a speed greater than thirty-three nautical miles per hour (33 NMPH);

(5) Be subject to the noise level restrictions under part 3 of this chapter; and

(6) Not perform the maneuver commonly called a “donut” within one-hundred feet (100') of any private vessel or the shoreline.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2018, no person shall locate any outfitter or other business that carries passengers for hire on jet boats within five thousand feet (5,000′) of another outfitter or other business that carries passengers for hire on jet boats.

(c) A person violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction of an offense, shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.

(d) This section shall only apply in a tourist resort county, as defined in § 42-1-301.

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§ 69-9-218. Jet boats that carry passengers for hire.