Tenn. Code § 69-9-221

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1003
Section 69-9-221 - Restrictions on wakeboarding or wakesurfing
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person shall not engage in wakeboarding or wakesurfing in the waters of Tennessee:
(1) Between sunset and sunrise;
(2) On a body of water that is less than fifty (50) acres in size;
(3) On a portion of a body of water with a width, measured from the nearest shoreline to the second nearest shoreline, of less than four hundred feet (400');
(4) Within two hundred feet (200') of a shoreline, or a dock, pier, boathouse, or other structure located completely or partly on the water; and
(5) Without wearing a personal flotation device approved by the United States coast guard.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person shall not engage in wakesurfing in the waters of Tennessee using a motorboat that has a propulsion system that extends beyond the motorboat's boarding or swim platform.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a regatta, race, trail run, parade, tournament, or exhibition on the waters of Tennessee for which an aquatic event application has been submitted to and approved by the executive director pursuant to § 69-9-211.

T.C.A. § 69-9-221

Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 872, s 2, eff. 7/1/2022.