[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Township
of Mount Olive as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-14-1989 by Ord. No. 34-89 (Ch. 257, Art. I, of
the 1990 Code)]
The use of any Township-owned lot which adjoins U.S. Highway
46 as a site from which to launch boats into Budd Lake is hereby prohibited.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any craft designed to travel on or in water and shall specifically
include but not be limited to motorboats, sailboats and personal watercraft
commonly called "jet skis."
This article shall not apply to properties owned by the Township
on which are located boat docks designed for the storage and launching
of boats.
[Amended 9-25-1990 by Ord. No. 40-90]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by one
or more of the following: by imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days or by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by a period of community
service not exceeding 90 days.
[Adopted 12-19-1989 by Ord. No. 40-89 (Ch. 257, Art. II, of
the 1990 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
In accordance with N.J. S.A. 12:7-62, as amended from time
to time, a power vessel defined as a Class "A" vessel by the United
States Coast Guard, and which:
[Added 2-27-1990 by Ord. No. 7-90; amended 9-15-2020 by Ord. No. 16-2020]
A vessel temporarily or permanently equipped with a motor,
and shall not be deemed to include a vessel propelled wholly by sails
or muscular power.
Anything with a rider being towed behind a power vessel by
means of a tow rope or line, except another vessel.
No person, company or corporation shall operate any power vessel
or motor on Budd Lake, unless such power vessel or motor shall have
been first registered with the State of New Jersey in accordance with
the statutes and regulations governing registration of such vessels.
The speed of power vessels shall at all times be regulated so
as to avoid danger or injury to all manner of craft, whether floating,
moored, anchored or under way, or to piers, wharfs, bulkheads, draw
spans or other waterfront construction, either directly or by the
effect of the wash or wave raised by such power vessel or through
its speed or otherwise.
A.Â
No vessel shall be operated on Budd Lake on Saturdays, Sundays and
legal holidays between May 15 and September 15 at a speed in excess
of 35 miles per hour, from sunrise to sunset.
B.Â
No vessel shall be operated on Budd Lake between the hours of sunset
and sunrise at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour.
C.Â
Any applicant for a permit from the Department of Environmental Protection
for a race or regatta shall submit such application to the Department
with any comments or recommendations from the Township.
D.Â
No vessel shall be operated at such a speed that shall cause 100%
of the hull to come out of the water, except in the case of a race
or regatta, where permitted by the rules of such race or regatta.
E.Â
No vessel shall be operated at a speed in excess of five miles per
hour within 50 feet of any shore, wharf, pier, bridge, dock structure,
buoy or person in the water or designated bathing areas which are
marked by a buoy.
F.Â
A distance of at least 30 feet shall be maintained between all vessels
operating at speeds in excess of five miles per hour.
G.Â
No person shall operate a personal watercraft on Budd Lake on Saturdays,
Sundays or legal holidays between May 15 and September 15.
[Amended 2-27-1990 by Ord. No. 7-90]
H.Â
Every vessel operating on Budd Lake shall be subject to equipment
inspections by the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary or the Marine
Division of the New Jersey State Police.
A.Â
All power vessels towing skiers must have a crew of at least two
persons.
B.Â
Tow lines shall not be less than 50 nor more than 75 feet in length.
C.Â
The ski boat operator shall, when a skier has fallen or has otherwise
become disconnected from the tow line, reduce speed and return to
the skier in a safe and reasonable manner.
D.Â
The dropping of skis for the purpose of barefoot or slalom skiing
is prohibited, unless the ski is immediately retrieved by the following
vessel.
A.Â
No person shall operate a power vessel while under the influence
of intoxicating liquors, a narcotic, hallucinogenic or habit-producing
drug or with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.10% or more by weight
of alcohol.
B.Â
No person shall permit another who is under the influence of intoxicating
liquor, a narcotic, hallucinogenic or habit-producing drug or who
has a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10% or more by weight of alcohol
to operate any power vessel owned by the person or in his custody
or control.
[Amended 9-25-1990 by Ord. No. 40-90]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by one
or more of the following: by imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days or by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by a period of community
service not exceeding 90 days.