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I r- LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERyATION n DISTRICT >i- ^ "-4- V ; , ' 4 ♦ OHONO \WAYZATA Ar MOUND 2 ^ fli :V> y \ 1 ^ 7 ''' y '' ■^'^z •* ^ SHOREWOOO ♦victowa 'J J. . MINNETONKA ^ * A 1 SO' Irotn thorelinr “QUiiT Rwrinr and -9uof<tr areas Rrocttd K minimum wake along shoreline and in ocher areas as indkated on Lake Minnetonka 911 & E OfMP Bay 7 (QiMA iar Otm A oomr ) R borm ) a CvRoraBar EMERGENCY W'f- -V iCJi fc j,I ■? - SYNOPSIS Of THE LAKE MINNETONKA CONSEirVATION DISTRICT BOATING ORDINANCE HENNEPIN CO. SHERIff'S DEPT. WATER PATROL DIVISION DON OMODT SHERIf f WATERCRAfT means any contrivance used or designated for navigation on water ACE MINIMUM fOR OPERATOR Of WATERCRAfT - tucept m case of an emergency, no person under the age of 1} shall operate or be permitted to operate any watenraft. Including a personal watcrcrafL propelled by a motor with a factory rating of more than 24 hors^wiNer unless there is present in the watercraft in addition to the operator at least one person of the age of 18 or over. No person 1 3 years of age or over but less than 18 years may operate a watercraft over 24 hp without possessing a valid ‘•''ators permit imm the MN ONR. PiMONAL WATERCRAfT means a watercraft less than 14 feet in length powered by a wHer Jet pump and which can be operated by persons sitting, standing or kneeling ALL WATERCRAfT LAWS APPLY TO PERSONAL WATERCRAfT UNLESS THEY CONFLICT WITH PERSONAL WATERCRAfT LAWS, IN WHICH CASE THE PERSONAL WATERCRAfT RfcSTRIC HONS CONTROL. fptod Restrictions. No person shall operate a personal watercraft at a speed in excess of Rue mies per hour or at a speed which results in more than a minimum wake withm 150 feet of any shoreline, swimmer, anchored boat, person fishing, mooring, dock or other water structure. Between 1 SO ar>d 300 feet of shore, the five mile p>er hour and minimum wdw restrictiom apply unless the personal watercraft is being driven perpendicular to the dmine end to or from the nearest point of water 300 feet from the shoreline or parallel IB the slionRine in a norwepctitivc manner. Other Restrictions No person shall operate a personal watercraft with an altered, dto« jhfed or removed automatic cut-off cSevice lumpirsg the wake within 150 feet of irtother AMf! 's prohibited Careless or reckless operation of a personal watercraft, such as l9^ Aeav’fig through congested boat traffic or swerving close to another watercraft, are pro- »vbifed Operation of a personal watercraft in a single area for nwe than 30 consecutNt fTi.nu»e\ suih may cause annoyance to others is prohibited. Operation is prohibited t^rtArvi^ sumet and sunrise U S Coast Guard approved personal floatation dcUces must .N..rn at alt times when on a personal watercraft The minimum age provisions for A ueri raft operators apply to operators of personal watercraft as well. Rental of Personal Watercraft No person shall rent a personal watercraft of any kind to a pf*rs. Aho IS less than 16 years of age or who is age 16 to 18 and r>ot in possession of an 'a r s pprm»» required by law Persons renting personal watercraft must provide to fs a summars of laws and rules governing the operation of personal watercraft, ns^ui t <»n as to the actual operation of the personal watercraft, and a U S. Coast Cuaid ,u>r'' -’mI personal floataticm device MINIMUM WAKE DEFINED lor the purposes of this section, a minimum wake is the Ads* ^'(^vinq out from a watercraft and trailing behind in a widening "V* of insufficient si/t iffecI other watercraft or be detrimental to the shoreline DPI RATION ^uwing porsoi, on water skis or Other device Observers Required Watercraft may not be operated to low a person on water skis, an a(tuaptaf>e surfboard saucer or similar device, unless there is in such watercraft another pf rst*n :n ailditton to the ope»^ator in a position to continually observe the person being ie»ved The opiTjtor of su».h watercraft shall be at least 12 years of age and must watch wfiere tf-ie watercraft o being driven at all times The secorul person on board shaN act as opM-r^f f of the person being lowed, shall be at least 12 years of age and shall watch the person Of persons, being lowed at alt limes Additional age restrictions for operating wa'ercratt over 24 hp are described in AGE MINIMUM section above Hours No person shall be towc'd, or shall operate a watercraft towing a person on any su( f^ ilevut on the lake at any time from one-half hour after sunset to sunrise of the day ♦(>llc»w*rig No person shall be lowed, or shall operate a watercraft towing a person on any such jevu e un'ess the person being towed is wearing a life vest, belt Of Other buoyant dc^e. If thr buoyant device worn is not a U S Coast Guard approved personal flotation device, a u s c oast Guard approved personal flotation device must also be on board and readily a< u-wblc to the person being towed No person shall be towed by a rope, cable or other towing device longer than 85 feet, eki ept Aitf'. the written permission of the sheriff Not more than tfuee persons may be towed at one time, except with the written permis- uon uf the sheriff No person shall operate a watercraft when towing a person, and no person being towed shall (ome within I SO feet ol any bathing area, skin or scuba diver's warning Hag, swim mer, raff, watercraft, dock or pier except The raft, cfock or pier from which operating. No person shall drag an unoccupied low line behind a watercraft fcK an unreasonable length fit lime No person shall tow or be lowed into or through any marked channel connecting two iHxjies of water of the lake No watercraft may be operated on the lake at a speed in excess ofMAXIMUM SPEED - the following limits a 40 miles per hour during the daytime; b 20 miles per hour during the nighttime, c S miles per fiour in the following areas • a quiet water area. • that area within 1 SO feet of the shoreline of the lake. • that area within 150 feel of an authorized bathing area or swimmer, an authorized sr uba diver's warning flag, an anchored raft or watercraft, or a dock or pier except t.hat from which the watercraft with a person in tow is being operated. QUIET WATER AREAS — No person shall operate a motor operated watercraft, including waterborne aircraft on those areas of the lake at a speed in excess of 5 miles per hour, or at a speed which results in more than a minimum wake. The areas of the lake restricted Id