(a) Except in case of emergency, no person shall moor or fasten a vessel to a lawfully placed aid-to-navigation marker, sign, or buoy, regulatory marker, sign, or buoy, or area boundary marker, sign, or buoy, placed or executed by any governmental agency.
(b) No person shall willfully damage, alter, or move a lawfully placed aid-to-navigation marker, sign, or buoy, regulatory marker, sign, or buoy, or area boundary marker, sign, or buoy.
(c) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction as provided in Sections 13A-5-7 and 13A-5-12. Any person so convicted shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100).
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.
Chapter 5 - Registration and Operation of Vessels.
Article 2 - Boating Safety Reform.
Section 33-5-50 - Short Title.
Section 33-5-51 - Operation of Personal Watercraft.
Section 33-5-52 - Boater Safety Certification Generally.
Section 33-5-53 - Boater Safety Certification; Application Fee; Examinations; Exemptions.
Section 33-5-54 - Issuance of Boater Safety Certification.
Section 33-5-55 - Reports; Disposition of Funds.
Section 33-5-57 - Persons to Whom Boater Safety Certification Shall Not Be Issued.
Section 33-5-58 - Persons With Physical Disabilities or Impairments; Hearings.
Section 33-5-59 - Display of Certification Required.
Section 33-5-60 - Reciprocal Agreements With Other States.
Section 33-5-64 - Duplicates for Lost or Destroyed Certifications; Fees.
Section 33-5-65 - Reinstatement of Certification Following Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation.
Section 33-5-66 - Violations; Penalties.
Section 33-5-68 - Application Fee; Retention by Department of Public Safety.
Section 33-5-69 - Flotation Device; Exceptions.
Section 33-5-71 - Obstruction of Operator's View Prohibited; Penalties.
Section 33-5-72 - Emergency Engine or Motor Shut-Off Switch.
Section 33-5-73 - Operation of Vessel in Excess of Speed Zone Prohibited.
Section 33-5-76 - Authority to Arrest at Scene of Boating Accident.
Section 33-5-78 - "Vessel" Defined.
Section 33-5-79 - Rules and Regulations.
Section 33-5-80 - Exemption for Law Enforcement Officers While Performing Their Duties.
Section 33-5-81 - Boating Safety as Part of Driver Education Curricula.