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CAT BOAT
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Bass Boats/Sea Doos'???????
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2/4/2009 2:45:56 PM
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By authority vested in me as Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources of the State of Alabama as provided for by §33-5-62, Code of Alabama 1975, I do hereby establish, proclaim and promulgate the following regulation, which has the force and effect of law:
Section 1. Rule 220¬-6¬-.60, entitled "Speed Restrictions” is hereby adopted, to read as follows:
“220¬-6¬-.60 Speed Restrictions
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), no person shall operate any “vessel” (as defined in §33-5-3, Code of Alabama 1975) or tow a person or persons on water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, or any similar device on the “waters of this state” (as defined in §33-5-3, Code of Alabama 1975) at a speed greater than 60 miles per hour during daylight hours or 40 miles per hour at night or during inclement weather, or greater than idle speed within 50 feet of any vessel which is moored, anchored, or adrift, or greater than idle speed within 75 feet of any wharf, dock, pier, piling, person in the water, or shoreline adjacent to a full-time or part-time residence, public park, public beach, public swimming area, marina, restaurant, or other public use area.
(b) In the “waters of this state” where the distance from shoreline to shoreline or bank to bank is less than or equal to 200 feet, no person shall operate any “vessel” at a speed greater than 40 miles per hour.
( c) This regulation shall not be interpreted to prohibit any person from initiating or terminating water skiing from any wharf, dock, or pier nor shall it be interpreted to prohibit the immediate return of a tow vessel to a downed water skier. The above restrictions shall not apply to ocean-going ships or to tugboats or other powered vessels which are assisting ocean-going ships during transit or during docking or undocking maneuvers, or to the operation of vessels on the Intracoastal Waterway.
(d) Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to exempt any person from compliance with all other safety laws and regulations or other requirements of law for the operation of vessels.
(e) Any person violating any of the provisions of this regulation shall be punished as provided by §33-5-62, Code of Alabama 1975.”
Section 2. This regulation shall become effective on the 36th day after adoption and filing with the Legislative Reference Service.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of my office to be affixed in the City of Montgomery on this the ________ day of _______________________, 2008. _________________________________________ M. Barnett Lawley, Commissioner Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
HERE ARE THE MEMBERS TO CONTACT AND VOICE YOUR DISPLEASURE!
Members
Contact Address
Term Expires
Dan L. Moultrie, Chairman
PO Box 188
Verbena, AL 36091
March 28, 2009
Louis W. Coles
6207 County Rd 625
Enterprise, AL 36330
March 28, 2009
George Harbin
1177 Elliott Rd
Gadsden, AL 35904-6910
May 20, 2011
Bill Hatley
639 Estate Dr
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
May 20, 2011
Johnny M. Johnson
1018 54th Street East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
March 28, 2009
W. Grant Lynch
PO Box 777
Talladega, AL 35161
May 9, 2013
Dr. A. Wayne May
188 County Rd 203
Eutaw, AL 35462
March 28, 2009
Raymond Jones, Jr.
401 Franklin St
Huntsville, AL 35801
May 9, 2013
Ross M. Self
10419 Highway 180 W
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
March 28, 2009
Dr. Warren Strickland
930 Franklin Street
Huntsville, AL 35801
May 20, 2011
Ex-officio Members
Bob Riley, Governor
Gaines Smith, Director, Alabama Cooperative Extension Service
Ron Sparks, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and Industries
Ex-officio Secretary of the Board
M. Barnett Lawley, Commissioner, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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Send individual cc copies of the letter to the Advisory Board to the following selected contacts at DCNR:
Mr. M. Barnett Lawley
Commissioner of Conservation
Mr. M. N. Pugh
Director, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
John T. Jenkins
Chief, Enforcement Division
Capt. Bob Huffaker
Chief of Operations
Marine Police Division
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
64 North Union Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
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These letters need to go out PROMPTLY - they must reach the individuals to whom they are addressed NLT Friday of this week.
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MovinFr8
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Bass Boats/Sea Doos'???????
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2/4/2009 6:28:23 PM
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Have you got a form letter we can copy and distribute?
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Cobra122
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Bass Boats/Sea Doos'???????
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2/5/2009 10:23:18 AM
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Why object, I like it.
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MovinFr8
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Bass Boats/Sea Doos'???????
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2/5/2009 11:00:08 AM
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I guarantee this law will not curb the irresponsible drivers of any type of watercraft.
If I have the means of going over 60 responsibly, I dont want a legislator who has probably never been on a lake to tell me what I can and cannot do. Thats why we have the water patrol is to keep irresponsible boaters safe from us and themselves.
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Cobra122
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Bass Boats/Sea Doos'???????
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2/5/2009 4:36:55 PM
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Unfortuantely, all one has to do is sit on the dock and watch.
With the infrequency of patrols, it is impossible for them to
properly monitor the lake. Not their fault, but just a fact.
The evidence is obvious almost every day with all sorts of unsafe
activity.
We have laws which govern how fast we drive and the lake should
be no different, just my opinion.
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twc
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Bass Boats/Sea Doos'???????
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2/5/2009 7:45:22 PM
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I think the issue is it's very difficult to legislate courtesy and common sense. If every boater had those, we could probably do away with half the laws on the books. I know we have all had our "hey yall watch this" moments and I think that is what measures like this are addressing.
But I've also heard this particular piece is a hoax too so maybe a moot point.
Peace,
TC
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Maverick
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Cat is Pulling Your Tail
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2/6/2009 1:28:49 AM
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The boat speed limit thread is not true. See Link below
But would not bet such is not being considered as read the AL Marine Police now have radar guns and they have been tested and are in fact deemed accurate.
URL: Marine Police Chief: No plans to submit proposal for boating speed limits
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MovinFr8
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Cat is Pulling Your Tail
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2/6/2009 12:50:48 PM
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Thanks Mav
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