Except on and during legal holidays, the operation and driving of motorboats upon the waters of Bath Lake in Aiken County by any method or means whereby disturbing, excessive and useless noises are produced by such operation is declared a public nuisance and is hereby forbidden. Any person who shall violate the provisions hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars and not more than fifty dollars or imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty days. All fines imposed and collected under the provisions hereof shall be paid to the treasurer of Aiken County and by him credited to the school funds of the school district in which Bath Lake is situated.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-321; 1952 Code Section 70-321; 1942 Code Section 3937; 1933 (38) 94; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1271.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft
Chapter 25 - Boating And Surfing At Particular Localities
Section 50-25-10. Operation of motorboats.
Section 50-25-110. Operation of motorboats on portion of Brighton Beach in Beaufort County.
Section 50-25-120. Operation of motorboats at Bailey's Beach in Beaufort County.
Section 50-25-310. Boating within two hundred feet below dam unlawful.
Section 50-25-320. Boating within one hundred feet above dam unlawful.
Section 50-25-410. Operation of motorboats.
Section 50-25-1010. Motorboats on Tugalo Lake; maximum horsepower.
Section 50-25-1110. Noise control requirements.
Section 50-25-1120. Exemptions and exceptions.
Section 50-25-1130. Violation of article; penalty.
Section 50-25-1210. Noise control requirements.
Section 50-25-1220. Exemption for regatta, boat race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition.
Section 50-25-1230. Violations.
Section 50-25-1310. Restrictions on the use of watercraft.
Section 50-25-1320. Motor restrictions on Lake William C. Bowen.
Section 50-25-1330. Watercraft restrictions on Lake H. Taylor Blalock.
Section 50-25-1340. Waterskiing and towing of floating devices prohibited on Lake H. Taylor Blalock.
Section 50-25-1360. Special permits waiving restrictions of this article.