Public right to float on public waters.

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  • (1) There is a public right to float on public water that has sufficient width, depth, and flow to allow free passage of the chosen vessel at the time of floating.
  • (2) Subsection (1) includes the right to:
    • (a) incidentally touch private property as required for safe passage and continued movement;
    • (b) portage around a dangerous obstruction in the water, if portage is made in a manner that is:
      • (i) most direct;
      • (ii) least invasive; and
      • (iii) closest to the water; and
    • (c) fish while floating.
  • (3) A person exercising the right that this section recognizes:
    • (a) shall enter and exit the water at a point on public property or private property with permission of the owner; and
    • (b) may not stop on private property.
  • (4)
    • (a) The right this section recognizes does not prevent the establishment of broader public recreational access in accordance with this chapter.
    • (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), the right this section recognizes does not establish broader public recreational access.




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