Written permission shall be obtained from the commissioner at least thirty days in advance for any marine parade, regatta, race, tournament or exhibition to be held on state waters, as defined in section 15-127, or, by agreement between the United States Coast Guard and the commissioner, on federal waters, as defined in said section 15-127. The commissioner may grant season permits. Any person who obtains such permission shall be responsible for providing reasonable protection as prescribed by the commissioner and for taking reasonable precautions to safeguard persons and property. During any authorized event, the commissioner may require the person conducting it to conspicuously display one or more warning flags, warning buoys or warning signs as prescribed by the commissioner. When such warning devices are displayed, no watercraft not participating in the event shall cross the course or area of the event, except in an emergency. The warning devices shall be removed for reasonable periods of time during the event to allow nonparticipating watercraft to pass through the area. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to the penalty in subsection (b) of section 15-139.
(1967, P.A. 241; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 383; P.A. 84-546, S. 47, 173; P.A. 97-72, S. 2.)
History: 1971 act substituted “commissioner”, i.e. environmental protection commissioner, for “boating commission” and “commission”; P.A. 84-546 made technical change, substituting reference to Subsec. (b) for reference to Subsec. (c) of Sec. 15-139; P.A. 97-72 amended time period re written permission from 15 days in advance to 30 days in advance, applied permission provision to events held by agreement between the United States Coast Guard and commissioner on federal waters, deleted requirement that person conducting event conspicuously display warning flags and substituted provision allowing the commissioner to require display of warning flags, warning buoys or warning signs, and substituted “warning devices” for existing references to “warning flags”.