§200-3 Ocean recreation and coastal areas programs. The board shall assume the following functions of the department of transportation: (1) Managing and administering the ocean-based recreation and coastal areas programs of the State; (2) Planning, developing, operating, administering, and maintaining small boat harbors, launching ramps, and other boating facilities and associated aids to navigation throughout […]
§200-4 Rules. (a) The chairperson may adopt rules necessary: (1) To regulate the manner in which all vessels may enter the ocean waters and navigable streams of the State and moor, anchor, or dock at small boat harbors, launching ramps, and other boating facilities owned or controlled by the State; (2) To regulate the embarking […]
§200-4.5 Safety of ocean users; rules. The department shall adopt rules to promote greater safety of ocean users in the State’s nearshore waters. The rules shall include but not be limited to the creation of safe zones for free divers and swimmers and stricter enforcement of boating regulations around swim zone buoys. [L 2012, c […]
§200-4.6 Alternate access to state boating facilities; rules. The department shall adopt rules to allow vessels holding a valid ocean recreation management area commercial use permit to use a state small boat harbor or boat launching ramp when unsafe wind and sea conditions would prevent safe access to the shoreline through a designated ingress or […]
§200-5 Commercial harbors excluded. For purposes of this chapter, ocean waters and navigable streams shall not include the commercial harbors of the State. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]
§200-6 Limitation of private use of ocean waters and navigable streams. (a) No person shall erect or place any structure or similar object, or sink any type of watercraft or other sizeable object, or abandon any type of watercraft or other sizeable object, either sunk or unsunk, on or within the ocean waters or navigable […]
§200-7 Waiver of mooring charges. The department shall waive the mooring charge for: (1) Any and all sea scout craft using moorings belonging to or controlled by the State, when moorings are available as determined by the department; provided that the craft are owned and used exclusively for the purpose of regular organized sea scout […]
§200-8 Boating program; payment of costs. The cost of administering a comprehensive statewide boating program, including but not limited to the cost of: (1) Operating, maintaining, and managing all boating facilities under the control of the department; (2) Improving boating safety; (3) Operating a vessel registration and boating casualty investigation and reporting system; (4) Other […]
§200-9 Purpose and use of state small boat harbors. (a) State small boat harbors are constructed, maintained, and operated for the purposes of: (1) Recreational boating activities; (2) Landing of fish; and (3) Commercial vessel activities. To implement these purposes, only vessels in good material and operating condition that are regularly navigated beyond the confines […]
