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SAMPLE WATER SURFACE USE ORDINANCE STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF (CITY OR TOWN OF ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SURFACE USE OF (specify body of water). Be it ordained and enacted by the (County Board of Commissioners, City Council or Town Board), State of Minnesota, that these amendments following, by this act, hereby replace and nullify those like numbered clauses now existing and a part of (County, City or Town) Ordinance No. , or are newly enacted sections which, upon their enactment, become a part of (County, City or Town) Ordinance No. Section 1: PURPOSE, INTENT AND APPLICATION: As authorized by Minnesota Statutes 86B.201, 86B.205, and 459.20, AND Minnesota Rules 6110.3000 - 6110.3800 as now in effect and as hereafter amended, this Ordinance is enacted for the purpose and with the intent to control and regulate the use of the waters of in (County, Citv or Town), Minnesota, said bodies of water being located entirely within the boundaries of (County, City or Town). to promote its fullest use and enjoyment by the public in general and the citizens of (County. City or Town) in particular, to insure safety for persons and property in connection with the use of said waters; to harmonize and integrate the varying uses of said waters; and to promote the general health, safety and welfare of the citizens of (County, City or Town). Minnesota. Section 2: DEFINITIONS: Terms used in this ordinance related to boating are defined in M.S. § 86B.005. Section 3: SURFACE ZONING OF (specify body of water) BY RESTRICTING SPEEDS DURING CERTAIN HOURS (items given are samples only to assist in drafting an ordinance — alternate restrictions may also be appropriate): (a) During the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on each and every day of the week, watercraft shall be subject to a 40 MPH speed limit. (b) During the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on the following day, on each and every day of the week, no watercraft shall be operated in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour. (c) Slow -no wake speed 24 hours per day when the lake level on Lake exceeds feet as measured at the gauge located at . Such restrictions shall become effective upon publication in a local daily newspaper as a news item or on a specified date, whichever is later. All public watercraft accesses shall be posted prior to and during the time restrictions are in place. In addition, notice of said restrictions shall also be posted at the (Courthouse / City Hall).