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ORDINANCE #05-XX CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA A:N ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS CHAPTER OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA REGULATING THE OPERATION OF WATERCRAFT ON THE RUM RIVER. AN ORI)INANCE ADDING SECTION 5.18 WATERCRAFT REGULATIONS TO CItAPTER 5 OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA. '['l~c City o I~ Ramsey hereby ordains as follows: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT C}utptcr 5 of' Ramsey City Code is hereby amended with the following section: 5.18 WATERCRAFT REGULATIONS 5.18.01 Purpose /\v; autlat)ri×ed by Minnesota statutes 86B.201, 86B.205, and 459.20, AND Minnesota Rules 61l 0.3000 - 6110.3800 as now in effect and as hereafter amended, this Ordinance is enacted for thc purpose and with the intent to regulate the operation and speed of watercraft on the Rum River within the city limits of the City of Ramsey. The limitations contained in this ordinance ira: designed to prevent and limit the erosion which is occurring to the banks and shoreline of the Rum River within the City of Ramsey. This ordinance is designed to protect persons and property in connection with the use of said waters; to harmonize and integrate the varying uses of ~aid waters; and to promote the general health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Ramsey. 5. 8.02 Definitions '['he f~l lowing words and phrases, when used in this ordinance, shall have the meanings set forth: Person includes an individual, partnership, corporation or any body of persons, whether incorporated or t~ormed as association or not. Operate means to navigate or otherwise use a watercraft. Watercraft is as defined in Minnesota Statutes 86B.005, Subd. 18. Slow-No-Wake means the operation of a watercraft at the slowest possible speed necessary to mztint[tin steerage and in no case greater than five (5) miles per hour.