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An Act To Prohibit Water-ski Courses on Small Ponds
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §13068-A, sub-§17  is enacted to read:
 
17.  Water-ski course; prohibition.     A person may not operate a watercraft for the purpose of water skiing on a course established for water skiing on a body of water that has less than 100 continuous acres of open water that is not subject to headway speed restrictions.
 
A.  A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.
 
B.  A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.
 
SUMMARY
This bill provides that a person may not operate a watercraft for water skiing on a course on a body of water that has less than 100 continuous acres of open water that is not subject to headway speed restrictions.