North Carolina § 75A-9 - Muffling devices.

§ 75A-9. Muffling devices.

Every internal combustion engine used on a vessel shall have effective muffling equipment installed and used on the exhaust to muffle the noise in a reasonable manner. The use of cutouts is prohibited. Every internal combustion engine with an open-air exhaust that is used on a vessel that has a capacity of operating at more than 4,000 revolutions per minute shall have effective muffling equipment installed and used on each exhaust manifold stack. This subsection shall not apply to a licensed commercial fishing vessel. This section shall not apply to vessels competing in a regatta or race approved by the United States Coast Guard, for such vessels while on trial runs during a period not to exceed 48 hours immediately preceding the regatta or race, and for such vessels while competing in official trials for speed records during a period not to exceed 48 hours immediately following the regatta or race. History (1959, c. 1064, s. 9; 2006-185, s. 1.) Local Modification. - Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, and Mecklenburg (Lakes Norman, Wylie and Mountain Island only): 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1266. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2006-185, s. 1, effective January 1, 2007, and applicable to offenses committed on or after January 1, 2007, designated the existing provisions as subsection (a); rewrote subsection (a); and added subsections (b) and (c). § 75A-9.1: Repealed by Session Laws 2006-185, s. 1, effective January 1, 2007, and applicable to offenses committed on or after January 1, 2007.