And this is the answer from California Department of Boating: This is in answer to your question watercraft illumination between sunset and sunrise and the issue of who has jurisdiction of the waterways you have listed. Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies utilize lighting or illumination specifications noted the Inland Rules of the Road, Title 33 United States Codes section 2001, et seq. for safety for all vessels, including powered, sail and manually propelled craft, as specified. The state has incorporated these federal statutes by reference in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Section 6600.1, pursuant to the authority granted in Harbor and Navigation Code section 655.3 and they are currently enforceable by state and local law enforcement agencies that have authority to enforce the provisions or the California Harbors and navigation Code, or local ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority found in California Harbors and Navigation section 660 (a). Inland Rules of the Road, Rule 25 subpart (d) (ii), i.e., Title 33 USC 2025, states, "A vessel under oar may exhibit the lights prescribed in this Rule for sailing vessels*, but if she does not, she shall have ready at hand an electric torch or lighted lantern showing a white light which shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent a collision." This would include all manually propelled vessels, such as kayaks, canoes, and rowboats. {*subsection (a) of this rule requires sailing vessels underway to exhibit: (i) sidelights; and (ii) a stern light) With regard to the question concerning which agency has law enforcement jurisdiction on those waterways which you listed, we do not maintain a list of which agencies are responsible for boating safety on these waterways. We would suggest that you contact the sheriff of the county in which these waterways lie, because some of these, such as Lake Tahoe and San Francisco Bay are under concurrent jurisdiction (with federal, state or multi-state, and local, i.e., city, county or city and county law enforcement agencies), while others are under sole state or local jurisdiction. .Please let us know if you have any further questions. Mike Sotelo Regulations Unit CA Dept of Boating and Waterways (916) 263-0787 --------------------------------- Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 03 2007 - 16:06:04 PDT
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