North Carolina § 75A-13 - Water skis, surfboards, etc.

§ 75A-13. Water skis, surfboards, etc.

No person shall operate a vessel on any water of this State for towing a person or persons on water skis, a surfboard, or similar device unless at least one of the following conditions is met: There is in the vessel a person, in addition to the operator, in a position to observe the progress of the person or persons being towed. The persons being towed wear a personal flotation device. The vessel is equipped with a rear view mirror. No person shall operate a vessel on any water of this State towing a person or persons on water skis, a surfboard, or similar device, nor shall any person engage in water skiing, surfboarding, or similar activity at any time between the hours from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise. The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition. No person shall operate or manipulate any vessel, tow rope, or other device by which the direction or location of water skis, a surfboard, or similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to cause the water skis, surfboard, or similar device, or any person thereon to collide with any object or person. History (1959, c. 1064, s. 13; 2006-185, s. 1.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2006-185, s. 1, effective January 1, 2007, and applicable to offenses committed on or after January 1, 2007, in subsection (a), in the introductory paragraph, deleted "or" preceding "a surfboard" near the middle, substituted "unless at least one of the following conditions is met:" for "unless there" at the end, added the subdivision designations, in subdivision (a)(1), substituted "There is in the vessel" for "is in such a vessel" and substituted "towed." for "towed or unless the skiers", substituted "The persons being towed wear a personal flotation device" for "wear a life preserver or unless the boat" in subdivision (a)(2), and added "The vessel" at the beginning of subdivision (a)(3); and deleted "or a person or persons engaged in an activity authorized under G.S. 75A-14" following "exhibition" at the end of subsection (c).