76-57. Rafts to exercise care in passing buoys, etc., penalty.
If any person having charge of any raft passing any buoy, beacon, or day mark, shall not exercise due diligence in keeping clear of it, or, if unavoidably fouling it, shall not exercise due diligence in clearing it, without dragging from its position such buoy, beacon, or day mark, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and punished only by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). (1883, c. 165, s. 3; Code, s. 3087; Rev., s. 3545; C.S., s. 6998; 1993, c. 539, s. 575; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 5 - General Provisions.
§ 76-40 - Navigable waters; certain practices regulated.
§ 76-41 - Obstructing waters of Currituck Sound.
§ 76-42 - Lumbermen to remove obstructions in Albemarle Sound.
§ 76-43 - Anchorage in range of lighthouses.
§ 76-44 - Vessels on inland waterways exempt from pilot laws; proviso as to steam vessels.
§ 76-46 - Pilots to have spyglasses.
§ 76-47 - Acting as pilot without license.
§ 76-48 - Penalty on pilot neglecting to go to vessel having signal set.
§ 76-49 - Pilots may be removed.
§ 76-50 - Pilots refused, entitled to pay.
§ 76-51 - Pay of pilots when detained by vessel.
§ 76-52 - Rates of pilotage annexed to commission.
§ 76-53 - Harbor masters; how appointed.
§ 76-54 - Commissioners of navigation may hold another office.
§ 76-55 - Commissioners of navigation to designate place for trash.
§ 76-56 - Harbor master; how appointed where no board of navigation.
§ 76-57 - Rafts to exercise care in passing buoys, etc., penalty.