32-1128. Water skis and surfboards; requirements. (a) No person shall operate a vessel on any waters of this state towing a person or persons on water skis, a surfboard, or similar device, nor shall any person engage in water skiing, surfboarding, or similar activity at any time between the hours from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a person or persons engaged in an activity authorized under K.S.A. 32-1149, and amendments thereto.
(c) No person shall operate or manipulate any vessel, tow rope or other device by which the direction or location of water skis, a surfboard, or similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to cause the water skis, surfboard, or similar device, or any person thereon to collide with or strike against any object or person.
(d) No person shall operate a motorboat on any waters of this state for towing a person or persons on water skis, a surfboard, or similar device, unless the boat is equipped with a wide angle rear view mirror properly placed to provide a maximum vision of the person or persons being towed, or there is an observer in the boat in addition to the operator. The observer must be a responsible person of at least 12 years of age.
(e) The operator or observer shall observe the person or persons being towed and shall display a flag immediately after the towed person or persons enter into the water and during the time preparatory to towing or retrieving while the person or persons are still in the water. Such flag shall be a bright or brilliant orange or red color, measuring not less than 12 inches per side, mounted on a handle and displayed as to be visible from all directions. It shall be unlawful to display such flag except under the conditions listed in this subsection.
History: L. 1959, ch. 321, § 13; L. 1961, ch. 471, § 6; L. 2006, ch. 85, § 6; Jan. 1, 2007.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 32 - Wildlife, Parks And Recreation
Article 11 - Boating And Water Activities
32-1103 Applicable laws; rules and regulations.
32-1104 Annual reports to county assessors.
32-1110 Display of number on vessel.
32-1112 Dealer certificates of number.
32-1115 Identification numbers; unlawful acts.
32-1117 Handmade vessels; assignment of number and issuance of decals; display; fee.
32-1119 Classes; light and other equipment requirements; prohibited operation.
32-1120 Restrictions on motorboat exhaust noise; compliance; penalties.
32-1125 Operation prohibitions.
32-1127 Application of stability test criteria, when.
32-1128 Water skis and surfboards; requirements.
32-1129 Personal flotation devices required, when; violations, penalty.
32-1130 Operating a vessel under the influence of alcohol or drugs; definitions.
32-1131 Operating vessel under influence of alcohol or drugs; crime.
32-1132 Tests for alcohol or drugs; procedures.
32-1133 Same; additional test by own physician.
32-1134 Same; tests for alcohol or drugs, use as evidence.
32-1135 Same; submission of other evidence.
32-1136 Immunity from liability for damage to vessel.
32-1138 Same; preliminary screening test.
32-1139 Boating safety education, certificate of completion required for certain operators.
32-1140 Same; approval, development and coordination by secretary; fee.
32-1141 Same; certificate of completion; issuance; revocation; reciprocity.
32-1142 Same; liability insurance for persons conducting course.
32-1143 Sections part of article 11.
32-1148 Boat liveries; duties.
32-1149 Regattas and other water events.
32-1150 Scuba diving; rules and regulations.
32-1152 Sanitation; toilet facilities.
32-1153 Same; sewage disposal.
32-1154 Same; rules and regulations.
32-1155 Applications for license of vessels to indicate presence of marine toilets.
32-1156 Abandonment of a vessel; removal from public waterway, when.
32-1159 Preservation of evidence of criminal offenses; liability for storage fees.
32-1166 Vessels exempt from provisions of act.
32-1174 Boating safety financial assistance fund.
32-1178 Same; transmittal to federal agency.