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Chapter 66 <br /> 26. OPERATION OF BOATS; ABANDONED BOATS. <br /> A. Persons using or operating any boat or craft on the waters of the Lake shall do so in <br /> such manner as not to create any unsanitary condition in or about said waters by the discharge in <br /> any material amount of oil or other polluting liquid tending to make said waters unwholesome or <br /> unfit for water supply purposes or injurious to the aquatic life thereof. <br /> B. No boat or craft shall be used or operated, nor any horn or sound device sounded so as <br /> to create a nuisance or disturb the peace and quiet of any neighborhood. <br /> C. The City shall at all times have the power and authority to prohibit, restrict or <br /> otherwise limit or regulate the keeping, maintenance, or operation of any or all boats or craft on <br /> the waters of the Lake should it become necessary to do so in the interest of the public health or <br /> safety, or for the protection or improvement of the Lake or other causes. <br /> D. Any boat or craft found abandoned or adrift in the Lake or any boat or craft without a <br /> current license plate secured thereon shall be taken up by the City and disposed of as other lost or <br /> stolen property under the ordinances of the City. Nothing herein shall be construed as <br /> exonerating the owner or operator of any boat or craft from personal liability to the City, or any <br /> other person, for any damage or injury caused by such boat or craft. <br /> The City shall have the right to require an owner to pay a fee of Fifty Dollars $50.00 or <br /> the actual cost of removal as determined by the Lake Maintenance Supervisor or designee before <br /> reclaiming any boat or craft. <br /> E. Nothing herein shall be construed as permitting any boat or craft to be operated at a <br /> speed greater than is safe and prudent under the circumstances, and the operator thereof shall <br /> observe all signs and other regulations placed by the City on or near the Lake. <br /> F. The City and its authorized agents shall have the right and power to order a boat or <br /> craft removed from the Lake which by reason of its physical condition is no longer safe for use. <br /> If the owner does not remove such boat or craft, the City shall have the right to remove such boat <br /> or craft from the Lake. The owner thereof must pay a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) before <br /> reclaiming any such boat or craft, or a sum equal to the cost of labor, material and equipment use <br /> to the City connected with such action, whichever is higher and with a charge of Ten Dollars <br /> ($10.00) for each day or part thereof during which the same is in the custody of the City, which <br /> said custody shall be at the risk of the owner thereof. <br /> G. No person under 10 years of age may operate a motorboat. Persons at least 10 years <br /> of age and less than 12 years of age may operate a motorboat only if they are accompanied on <br /> the motorboat and under the direct control of a parent or guardian. Persons at least 12 years of <br /> age and less than 18 years of age may operate a motorboat only if they are accompanied on the <br /> motorboat and under the direct control of a parent or guardian or a person at least 18 years of age <br /> designated by a parent or guardian, or such motorboat operator is in possession of a Boating <br /> Safety Certificate issued by the Department of Conservation, Division of Law Enforcement, <br />