2012-12 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 66 - REGULATION OF LAKE DECATUR

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Chapter 66 (1) A person shall not operate or be in actual physical control of any watercraft on Lake Decatur while: (a) The alcohol concentration I such person's blood or breath is a concentration at which driving a motor vehicle is prohibited under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; (b) Under the influence of alcohol; (c) Under the influence of any other drug or combination of drugs to a degree which renders such person incapable of safely operating any watercraft; (d) Under the influence of any intoxicating compound or combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely operating any watercraft; (e) Under the combined influence of alcohol and any other drug or drugs to a degree which renders such person incapable of safely operating a watercraft; or (f) There is any amount of a drug, substance, or compound in the person's blood or urine resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act. (2) The fact that any person charged with violating this Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other drug or drugs, any intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination of them, shall not constitute a defense against any charge of violating this Section. (s) All boats shall be subject to a no wake speed limit between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and sunrise, provided that this section shall not apply to official patrol or rescue craft. (t) No motorboat shall be equipped with any motor or other propulsion machinery beyond its safe power capacity and safe carrying capacity, taking into consideration the type and construction of such motorboat and other existing operating conditions. (u) It is unlawful to operate a motorboat without a mouth, hand or power operated whistle, horn or other appliance, capable of producing a blast of two seconds or more duration and audible for at least one-half mile. (v) Carburetors on all engines of motorboats other than those propelled by a detachable outboard motor shall be fitted with or protected by a U.S. Coast Guard approved device for arresting backfire. (w) Except for open boats, all motorboats which use fuel having a flashpoint of 110 degrees Fahrenheit or less shall have at least two ventilator ducts, fitted with cowls or their equivalent, for the efficient removal of explosives or flammable gases from the bilges of every