§ 75A-10. Operating boat or manipulating water skis,
etc., in reckless manner; operating, etc., while intoxicated,
etc.; depositing or discharging litter, etc.
(a) No person shall operate any motorboat or vessel, or
manipulate any water skis, surfboard, or similar device
on the waters of this State in a reckless or negligent manner
so as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person.
(b) No person shall manipulate any water skis, surfboard,
nonmotorized vessel, or similar device on the waters of
this State while under the influence of an impairing substance.
(b1) No person shall operate any motorboat or motor vessel
while underway on the waters of this State:
(1) While under the influence of an impairing substance,
or
(2) After having consumed sufficient alcohol that he has,
at any relevant time after the boating, an alcohol concentration
of 0.08 or more.
The fact that a person charged with violating this subsection
is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol or a drug
is not a defense to a charge under this subsection or subsection
(b) above.
The relevant definitions contained in G.S. 20-4.01 shall
apply to this subsection and subsection (b) above.
(c) No person shall place, throw, deposit, or discharge
or cause to be placed, thrown, deposited, or discharged
on the waters of this State or into the inland lake waters
of this State, any litter, raw sewage, bottles, cans, papers,
or other liquid or solid materials which render the waters
unsightly, noxious, or otherwise unwholesome so as to be
detrimental to the public health or welfare or to the enjoyment
and safety of the water for recreational purposes.
(d) No person shall place, throw, deposit, or discharge
or cause to be placed, thrown, deposited, or discharged
on the waters of this State or into the inland lake waters
of this State any medical waste as defined by G.S. 130A-290
which renders the waters unsightly, noxious, or otherwise
unwholesome so as to be detrimental to the public health
or welfare or to the enjoyment and safety of the water for
recreational purposes. (1959, c. 1064, s. 10; 1965, c. 634,
s. 3; 1985, c. 615, ss. 1-5; 1989, c. 742, s. 1; 1995, c.
506, s. 14.)
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