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27-101-104. Penalties.
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27-101-104. Penalties.
(a) Any person who violates any provision of §§ 27-101-202(8), 27-101-203, 27-101-301, 27-101-303 — 27-101-306, and 27-101-308 — 27-101-312 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of §§ 27-101-202(2)-(6), (9), and (12), and 27-101-204 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of § 27-101-202(1), (7), and (10)-(12) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months or both fine and imprisonment for each violation.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-101-104
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27-101-104. Penalties.
(a) Any person who violates any provision of §§ 27-101-202(8), 27-101-203, 27-101-301, 27-101-303 — 27-101-306, and 27-101-308 — 27-101-312 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of §§ 27-101-202(2)-(6), (9), and (12), and 27-101-204 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of § 27-101-202(1), (7), and (10)-(12) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months or both fine and imprisonment for each violation.
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27-101-202. Restrictions on manner of operation.
No person:
(1) Shall operate any motorboat or vessel or manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, personal watercraft, or similar device in a reckless or negligent manner that endangers the life, limb or property of any person, including but not limited to, weaving through congested vessel traffic, operating within one hundred feet (100') of a towboat that is underway, jumping the wake of another vessel too close to such other vessel, or when visibility around such other vessel is obstructed and swerving at the last possible moment to avoid collision shall constitute reckless operation of a vessel;
(2) Shall operate a motorboat on the waters of this state at a rate of speed that creates a hazardous wash or wake upon approaching or passing vessels including, but not limited to a wake that causes other vessels to take on water or a wake sufficient to toss occupants of other vessels about in a manner to cause injury or the risk of injury;
(3) Shall operate a motorboat upon the waters of this state within one hundred feet (100') of a designated recreation area, dock, pier, raft, float, anchored boat, dam, intake structure, or other obstruction at a speed exceeding five miles per hour (5 m.p.h.) unless a contrary speed limit shall have been established in the designated area. However, in no case shall any motor boat be driven in a manner or at a speed that exceeds the safe and reasonable limits under the existing circumstances;
(4) Shall operate or manipulate any vessel, tow rope, or other device by which the direction or location of water skis, an aquaplane, or similar device may be affected or controlled in a way that causes the water skis, aquaplane, or similar device, or any person thereon, to collide with or strike a
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-101-202
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27-101-203. Equipment requirements — Definition.
(a)(1) Every vessel shall have aboard:
(A) One (1) United States Coast Guard-approved wearable personal flotation device that is:
(i) Used according to its approved conditions;
(ii) In good and serviceable condition; and
(iii) Of proper size for each person on board;
(B) A vessel twenty-six feet (26') or over shall have a United States Coast Guard-approved and charged fire extinguisher on board;
(C) A motorboat under twenty-six feet (26') shall have a United States Coast Guard-approved and charged fire extinguisher on board if the motorboat has:
(i) Permanently installed fuel tanks;
(ii) Closed compartments under a thwart and seat where portable fuel tanks may be stored;
(iii) A double-bottom not sealed to the hull or not completely filled with flotation material;
(iv) Enclosed living spaces; or
(v) Closed stowage compartments where combustible or flammable materials may be stowed;
(D) If carrying or using any flammable or toxic fluid in any enclosure for any purpose, and if not an entirely open motorboat, an efficient natural or mechanical ventilation system which shall be capable of removing resulting gases prior to and during the time the motorboat is occupied by any person;
(E) Additional equipment designed to promote the safety of navigation and of persons that the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission may find to be appropriate and for which it has provided in its rules. However, before making those rules, or changes or additions thereto, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall hold public hearings, after reasonable notice thereof, of any proposed rule to be adopted; and
(F) In addition, every vessel sixteen feet (16') and longer shall have aboard one (1) United States Coast
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-101-203
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-101-203. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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27-101-301. Identifying number required.
Every motorboat on the waters of this state shall be numbered. No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat on the waters of this state unless:
(1) The motorboat is numbered:
(A) In accordance with this subchapter; or
(B) In accordance with applicable federal law; or
(C) In accordance with a federally approved numbering system of another state; and
(2)(A) The certificate of number awarded to the motorboat is in full force and effect; and
(B) The identifying number set forth in the certificate of number is displayed on each side of the bow of the motorboat.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-101-301
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-101-301. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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27-101-303. Establishment of system — Distribution.
(a) The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall establish a system of identification numbering for all motorboats used in this state pursuant to this subchapter.
(b) In the event that an agency of the United States Government shall have in force an overall system of identification numbering for motorboats within the United States, the numbering system employed pursuant to this subchapter by the commission shall be in conformity therewith.
(c) The commission shall assign to each county in this state a block of identification numbers for motorboats registered in each county.
(d) The identification numbers shall be assigned to each county in the state, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration to issue the identification numbers to the owners of motorboats in accordance with the provisions of subchapters 1-3 of this chapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-101-303
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-101-303. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.