(1) The department may authorize the holding of regattas, motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions involving more than one hundred (100) boats on any waters of this state. It shall adopt and may, from time to time, amend regulations concerning the safety of motorboats and other vessels and persons thereon, either observers or participants. When a regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition involving more than one hundred (100) boats is proposed to be held, the person in charge thereof shall, at least fifteen (15) days prior thereto, file an application with the department for permission to hold the regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition. The application shall set forth the date, time, and location where it is proposed to hold the regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition, and it shall not be conducted without authorization of the department in writing.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not exempt any person from compliance with applicable federal law or regulation, but nothing contained herein shall be construed to require the securing of a state permit pursuant to this section if a permit therefor has been obtained from an authorized agency of the United States.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 235.290

  • Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. See Kentucky Statutes 235.010
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Motorboat: means any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not such machinery is the principal source of propulsion, except for the following:
    (a) Boats or vessels propelled totally by a direct current battery-powered motor when used on private waters. See Kentucky Statutes 235.010
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or
    other entity. See Kentucky Statutes 235.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Waters of this state: means any waters within the territorial limits of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 235.010

Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch.
292, sec. 21. — Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 68, Art. VIII, sec. 31, effective March 17,
1960.

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