| SB 0902 | Increases enforcement of boating laws on Lake of the Ozarks |
| Sponsor: | Russell | |||
| LR Number: | L3503.01I | Fiscal Note: | 3503-01 | |
| Committee: | Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Tourism | |||
| Last Action: | 03/04/98 - Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks | Journal page: | ||
| & Tourism Committee | ||||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 1998 | |||
SB 902 - This act broadens the authority of the State Water Patrol to regulate certain activities on Missouri lakes.
RAFTS OF VESSELS - Motorized vessels will only be allowed to raft together in groups of twenty or less, with a minimum distance of three hundred feet between each group. Violations of these restrictions subject the owner or operator to a Class B misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class A misdemeanor thereafter. Failure to disperse an illegal raft of boats is a Class C misdemeanor.
NUDITY - Public nudity or sexual contact in a way which would likely cause affront or alarm will constitute a Class B misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class A misdemeanor thereafter.
ENFORCEMENT - The Water Patrol may request and receive the help of a county sheriff or the State Highway Patrol. Sheriffs in counties bordering a lake shall have authority to enforce the laws relating to boating, controlled substances and crime in general when upon the lake. Vessels involved in drug felonies may be forfeited as provided in Chapter 513, RSMo.
EMERGENCY - The act has an emergency clause.
DENISE GARNIER