Current through 2023 Legislative Sessions
Section 20.1-13-07.1 - Regulation of noise from boats - Penalty1. A boat operated on the waters of this state between the hours of twelve midnight and five a.m. may not produce a noise in excess of eighty-eight decibels for more than ten minutes.2. For purposes of subsection 1, the decibel level of a boat must be measured from the shoreline closest to the location from which a complainant or other individual noticed the noise.3. A boat operator who violates this section is guilty of a class 1 noncriminal offense.4. A boat operator cited for a violation of this section may not operate the boat that produced the noise in violation of this section until a muffler is installed.Added by S.L. 2019, ch. 202 (SB 2342),§ 1, eff. 8/1/2019.