GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	3 

HOUSE BILL 587
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/9/91
Third Edition Engrossed 4/15/91

Short Title:  Regulate Jet Skiing.	(Local)
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April 3, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW ATLANTIC BEACH, OCEAN ISLE BEACH, SUNSET BEACH, YAUPON BEACH, LONG BEACH, CASWELL BEACH, AND TOPSAIL BEACH TO REGULATE JET SKIING.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 160A-176.1(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	A city may adopt ordinances to regulate and control swimming, jet skiing, surfing and littering in the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to that portion of the city within its boundaries or within its extraterritorial jurisdiction; provided, however, nothing contained herein shall be construed to permit any city to prohibit altogether swimming and surfing or to make these activities unlawful."
Sec. 2.  This act applies to the Towns of Atlantic Beach, Caswell Beach, Long Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Sunset Beach, Topsail Beach, and Yaupon Beach.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.