GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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SENATE BILL 626*
House Committee Substitute Favorable 5/25/89

Short Title:  Polk/Lake Adger "Slow-No-Wake".	(Local)
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March 23, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A "SLOW-NO-WAKE”AREA ON LAKE ADGER IN POLK COUNTY AND ON LAKE WYLIE IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  It is unlawful to operate a motorboat at greater than no-wake speed within the area of the inlet of Lake Adger located in Polk County lying north of a line running from the end of the point on which Red Barn Landing is located South 69 degrees West (true) approximately 1,800 feet to the beach on the north side of the lake.  For purposes of this act, "no-wake speed”means idle speed or slow speed creating no appreciable wake.
Sec. 2.  The Board of Commissioners of Polk County shall designate the placement of markers on Lake Adger implementing this act, and shall provide for the maintenance of those markers.
Sec. 3.  Application of this act on Lake Adger is enforceable by law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by the sheriff and deputy sheriffs of Polk County, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.
Sec. 4.  It is unlawful to operate a motorboat at greater than no-wake speed within the area of the inlet of Lake Wylie located in Mecklenburg County known as Boyd's Cove lying east of a line running from the end of the two points which form the mouth of Boyd's Cove.
Sec. 5.  The Board of Commissioners of Mecklenburg County shall designate the placement of markers on Lake Wylie implementing this act, and shall provide for the maintenance of those markers.
Sec. 6.  Application of this act on Lake Wylie is enforceable by the law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by the Mecklenburg Police, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction or peace officers with jurisdiction in or on Lake Wylie.
Sec. 7.  Violation of this act is a misdemeanor, punishable for a first conviction by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, and punishable for a second or subsequent conviction within three years by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Sec. 8.  This act applies only to Lake Adger in Polk County and to Lake Wylie in Mecklenburg County.
Sec. 9.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1989, and shall apply to offenses occurring on or after that date.