327.371 Human-powered vessels regulated.— (1) A person may operate a human-powered vessel within the boundaries of the marked channel of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway as defined in s. 327.02: (a) When the marked channel is the only navigable portion of the waterway available due to vessel congestion or obstructions on the water. The operator of the human-powered vessel […]
327.375 Commercial parasailing.— (1) The operator of a vessel engaged in commercial parasailing shall ensure that the provisions of this section and s. 327.37 are met. (2) The owner or operator of a vessel engaged in commercial parasailing may not offer or provide for consideration any parasailing activity unless the owner or operator first obtains and maintains in […]
327.38 Skiing prohibited while intoxicated or under influence of drugs.—No person shall manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, or similar device from a vessel while intoxicated or under the influence of any narcotic drug, barbiturate, or marijuana, to the extent that the person’s normal faculties are impaired. History.—s. 4, ch. 59-400; s. 8, ch. 63-105; s. 1, […]
327.39 Personal watercraft regulated.— (1) A person may not operate a personal watercraft unless each person riding on or being towed behind such vessel is wearing a personal flotation device, other than an inflatable device, currently approved by the United States Coast Guard and used in accordance with the United States Coast Guard approval label. (2) A person […]
327.391 Airboats regulated.— (1) The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any airboat operated on the waters of this state shall be provided with an automotive-style factory muffler, underwater exhaust, or other manufactured device capable of adequately muffling the sound of the exhaust of the engine as described in s. 327.02(31). The use of cutouts […]
327.395 Boating safety education.— (1) A person born on or after January 1, 1988, may not operate a vessel powered by a motor of 10 horsepower or greater unless such person has in his or her possession aboard the vessel the documents required by subsection (2). (2) While operating a vessel, a person identified under subsection (1) must […]
327.40 Uniform waterway markers.— (1) Waters of this state shall be marked only in conformity with the United States Aids to Navigation System, 33 C.F.R. part 62. (2)(a) Application for marking inland lakes and state waters and any navigable waters under concurrent jurisdiction of the Coast Guard and the division shall be made to the division, accompanied by […]
327.41 Uniform waterway regulatory markers.— (1) The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 120 establishing a uniform system of regulatory markers for the waters of the state, compatible with the system of regulatory markers prescribed by the United States Coast Guard in the United States Aids to Navigation System, 33 C.F.R. part 62. (2) Any county or […]
327.4107 Vessels at risk of becoming derelict on waters of this state.— (1) To prevent vessels in neglected or deteriorating condition from reaching a likely and foreseeable state of disrepair, a vessel that is at risk of becoming derelict pursuant to subsection (2) may not anchor on, moor on, or occupy the waters of this state. (2) An […]
327.4108 Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation areas.— (1) The following densely populated urban areas, which have narrow state waterways, residential docking facilities, and significant recreational boating traffic, are designated as and shall be considered to be grandfathered-in anchoring limitation areas, within which a person may not anchor a vessel at any time during the period between […]
327.4109 Anchoring or mooring prohibited; exceptions; penalties.— (1)(a) The owner or operator of a vessel or floating structure may not anchor or moor such that the nearest approach of the anchored or moored vessel or floating structure is: 1. Within 150 feet of any public or private marina, boat ramp, boatyard, or other public vessel launching or loading […]
327.42 Mooring to or damaging of uniform waterway markers prohibited.— (1) No person shall moor or fasten a vessel to a lawfully placed uniform waterway marker, except in case of emergency or with the written consent of the marker’s owner. (2) No person shall willfully damage, alter, or move a lawfully placed uniform waterway marker. History.—s. 1, ch. […]
327.43 Silver Glen Run and Silver Glen Springs; navigation channel.—The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is directed to mark a navigation channel within Silver Glen Run and Silver Glen Springs, located on the western shore of Lake George on the St. Johns River. History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 94-341; s. 26, ch. 99-245; s. 3, […]
327.44 Interference with navigation; relocation or removal; recovery of costs.— (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Gross negligence” means conduct so reckless or wanting in care that it constitutes a conscious disregard or indifference to the safety of the property exposed to such conduct. (b) “Willful misconduct” means conduct evidencing carelessness or negligence of such a […]
327.45 Protection zones for springs.— (1) As used in this section, the term “navigable waters of the United States” means the waters of the United States, including the territorial seas, as referenced in the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. ss. 1251 et seq., and the federal rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. (2) The commission may establish by rule […]
327.46 Boating-restricted areas.— (1) Boating-restricted areas, including, but not limited to, restrictions of vessel speeds and vessel traffic, may be established on the waters of this state for any purpose necessary to protect the safety of the public if such restrictions are necessary based on boating accidents, visibility, hazardous currents or water levels, vessel traffic congestion, or […]
327.461 Safety zones, security zones, regulated navigation areas, and naval vessel protection zones; prohibited entry; penalties.— (1)(a) A person may not knowingly operate a vessel, or authorize the operation of a vessel, in violation of the restrictions of a safety zone, security zone, regulated navigation area, or naval vessel protection zone as defined in and established pursuant […]
327.462 Temporary protection zones for spaceflight launches and recovery of spaceflight assets.— (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Launch services” means the conduct of a launch and activities involved in the preparation of a launch vehicle, payload, government astronaut, commercial astronaut, or spaceflight participant for such launch. (b) “Reentry services” means the conduct of a reentry […]
327.463 Special hazards.— (1) For purposes of this section, a vessel: (a) Is operating at slow speed, minimum wake only if it is: 1. Fully off plane and completely settled into the water; and 2. Proceeding without wake or with minimum wake. A vessel that is required to operate at slow speed, minimum wake may not proceed at a speed […]
327.47 Competitive grant programs.—The commission shall develop and administer competitive grant programs funded with moneys transferred pursuant to s. 206.606(1)(d). Grants may be awarded for the construction and maintenance of publicly owned boat ramps, piers, and docks; boater education; deployment of manatee technical avoidance technology; and economic development initiatives that promote boating in the state. The […]
