New Jersey Statutes 12:7-63. Restrictions on operation of personal watercraft
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 12:7-63
- Division: means the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
- Operate: means to navigate, use, control or command a vessel. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Personal watercraft: means a personal watercraft as defined by section 1 of P. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Vessel: means a boat or watercraft, other than a sea plane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
2. A person shall not operate a personal watercraft:
a. On the waters of this State between sunset and sunrise, or during any time of restricted visibility as determined by an agent or officer of the Marine Law Enforcement Bureau, Division of State Police;
b. Within the confines of the Point Pleasant Canal in the County of Ocean, or the Cape May Canal in the County of Cape May;
c. Above minimum headway speed within 100 feet of:
(1) Buoys or signs that mark the boundaries of a swimming area;
(2) The shoreline;
(3) Any person in the water; or
(4) Residential dwelling units; or
d. In such a manner as to make the vessel completely leave the water or otherwise become airborne within 100 feet of another vessel.
L.1993, c.299, s.2; amended 2009, c.108, s.1.