33-5-26
Section 33-5-26 Water skis and aquaplanes. (a) No person shall operate a vessel on any waters
of this state for towing a person or persons, on water skis, or an aquaplane or any other
recreational device, unless there is in the vessel a person, in addition to the operator,
who is at least 12 years of age and is observing and is capable of communicating to the operator
of the vessel the progress and safety of the person or persons being towed, or the vessel
is equipped with a wide angle mirror with a viewing surface of at least 78 square inches and
a field of vision of at least 170 degrees. (b) No person shall operate a vessel on any waters
of this state towing a person or persons on water skis, aquaplane or any other recreational
device, nor shall any person engage in water skiing, aquaplaning, or similar activity, at
any time between the hours from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise. (c) Subsections
(a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a performer engaged in a...
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32-5A-191.3
Section 32-5A-191.3 Operation of vessel and other marine devices while under influence of alcohol
or controlled substances. (a) A person shall not operate or be in actual physical control
of any vessel, or manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, or any other marine transportation
device on the waters of this state, as the waters are defined in Section 33-5-3, under any
condition in which a person would be guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
pursuant to Section 32-5A-191 if the person was driving or controlling a motor vehicle. (b)
In the case of a vessel or other marine device described in subsection (a), where a law enforcement
officer has probable cause to believe that the operator of the vessel or other marine device
is operating in violation of this section, the law enforcement officer is authorized to administer
and may test the operator, at the scene, by using a field breathalyzer or other approved device,
as a screening device, to determine if the operator...
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33-5-70
Section 33-5-70 Reckless operation of vehicle; careless operation; violation of rules and regulations
of Marine Police; penalties. (a) It is unlawful to operate a vessel in a reckless manner upon
the waters of this state. A person is guilty of the reckless operation of a vessel who operates
any vessel, or manipulates any water skis, aquaplane, or other marine transportation device,
upon the waters of this state in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or
property at a speed, or in a manner to endanger, or likely to endanger, life, limb, or damage
the property of, or injure any person. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of
a Class A misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction as provided in Sections 13A-5-7 and 13A-5-12.
Any person so convicted shall be fined not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(b) Any person operating a vessel upon the waters of this state shall operate the vessel in
a reasonable and prudent manner, so as not to endanger...
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33-5-51
Section 33-5-51 Operation of personal watercraft. (a) As used in this section, "personal
watercraft" means a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its
primary source of motive power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing,
or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside
the vessel. (b) A person may not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state,
as waters are defined in Section 33-5-3, unless each person operating, riding on, or being
towed by the vessel is wearing a personal flotation device approved by the United States Coast
Guard, in accordance with rules and regulations by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources. (c) A person operating a personal watercraft on the waters of this
state that does not have self circling capability, shall have a lanyard type engine cutoff
switch and must attach the lanyard to the person, clothing, or...
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33-5-22
Section 33-5-22 Safety equipment and lights; flags; capacity plate; flame arrestor, etc., for
carburetor. (a) Every vessel while being operated on the waters of this state shall be equipped
with reasonable safety devices and lights as may be required under regulations promulgated
by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. No person shall operate or give
permission for the operation of a vessel which is not equipped as is required by rules and
regulations duly promulgated by the commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources. (b) All such safety equipment and safety lights required by this section shall
meet such standards as the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may from time
to time establish as minimum equipment, and all such safety equipment and safety lights above
the minimum requirements which are required by the rules and regulations of the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources shall conform with specific standards...
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33-6A-6
Section 33-6A-6 Annual inspection of vessels; decal; citations; fees. Every recreational vessel
required to be registered in Alabama or residence boat on the waters of this state having
a marine sanitation device installed on board shall be inspected annually by the department
in the county where the recreational vessel or residence boat is domiciled or located to assure
that the recreational vessel or residence boat is in compliance with this chapter and department
rules. When a recreational vessel or residence boat meets the requirements of the department,
an annual inspection decal will be issued. This decal shall be placed on the port side of
the hull of each recreational vessel and shall be placed on the residence boat in a position
to be clearly visible from the water. The department may, at the request of a recreational
vessel or residence boat owner and as part of an ongoing public educational program, conduct
courtesy inspections of recreational vessels and residence boats for...
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33-5-72
Section 33-5-72 Emergency engine or motor shut-off switch. (a) It shall be unlawful on the
waters of this state for any person to operate, or give permission to another person to operate,
any vessel less than 24 feet in length having an open construction and having more than 50
horsepower, unless the vessel is equipped with an emergency engine or motor shut-off switch.
(b) The shut-off switch referred to in subsection (a), shall be a lanyard-type engine cutoff
switch and shall be attached to the person, clothing, or personal flotation device of the
operator, as is appropriate, and shall be constructed and installed in a manner so that when
in use, any removal of the operator from the normal operating station will result in the immediate
shut-off of the engine or motor. (c) For the purpose of this section, "open construction"
means any vessel described herein not having a permanently affixed top or cabin. (d) Any person
violating this section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor,...
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33-6A-3.1
Section 33-6A-3.1 Use on specified lakes of houseboats, vessels of large size, and vessels
with certain speed ratings. (a) The prohibitions in this section shall apply only to the following
lakes: Lake Harris (Lake Wedowee), Lake Martin, and Weiss Lake. (1) Except as authorized under
subsection (d), beginning July 1, 2007, the use of houseboats shall be prohibited. The term
houseboat shall include any residence boat as defined in subdivision (6) of Section 33-6A-1
or any recreational vessel that constitutes a fully equipped dwelling similar in content to
a mobile home, with a marine sanitation device, galley, and sleeping quarters. (2) Beginning
October 1, 2006, the use of recreational vessels greater than 26 feet 11 inches in length
and rated by the manufacturer for or capable of a top speed in excess of 60 miles an hour
shall be prohibited. (3) Except as authorized under subsection (d), beginning July 1, 2007,
the use of recreational vessels greater than 30 feet 6 inches in length,...
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25-12-17
Section 25-12-17 Operation without valid inspection certificate. After 12 months for power
boilers, 24 months for low pressure steam heating, hot water heating, and hot water supply
boilers, and 36 months for pressure vessels following July 1, 2001, it shall be unlawful for
any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate in this state a boiler or pressure
vessel, except a pressure vessel covered by owner or user inspection service as provided for
in Section 25-12-15, without a valid inspection certificate. The operation of a boiler or
pressure vessel without the inspection certificate or at a pressure exceeding that specified
in the inspection certificate or in violation this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor.
(Act 2000-315, p. 488, §17.)...
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33-6A-1
Section 33-6A-1 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) DEPARTMENT. The
state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (2) DISCHARGE. Includes, but is not
limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping in state
waters. (3) MARINA. Any entity required to have a business license which is located on any
waters of this state and which moors, docks, stores, or anchors vessels for periods of seven
consecutive calendar days or longer for a fee. (4) MARINE SANITATION DEVICE. Any equipment
for installation on board a vessel, or a floating or over-the-water residence, which is designated
to receive, retain, treat, or discharge sewage, and any process to treat such sewage except
that marine sanitation device shall not be interpreted to include portable toilets of any
type. (5) RECREATIONAL VESSEL. Every description of watercraft or other...
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