Boating
and Recreation Rules
2009
1.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
DOCK
IDENTIFICATION (LOT NUMBERS): The
Board approved a rule requiring that all docks on
2.
IMPLIED CONSENT
A person who registers or operates a watercraft in waters over which
S.F.P.O.A. has jurisdiction implicitly consents to abide by those rules and
regulations set forth in this act.
3.
ENFORCEMENT
All peace officers of this State acting as agents of S.F.P.O.A. shall have the power and it shall be their duty to enforce the provisions of this act and all lawful rules and regulations.
4.
VIOLATIONS
Violations of these rules and regulations will result in a fine being
imposed upon the property owner(s) involved.
In such cases that family members or guest’s members or guests violate
these rules and regulations, it shall be the responsibility of the registered
owner of the watercraft involved to pay such fines.
If a violation occurs with more than one property owner in the same
watercraft, it shall be the responsibility of the watercraft operator involved
to pay such fines. If the watercraft
operator is a guest of the resident not owning the watercraft, the fine shall be
paid by the resident hosting the guest.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the S.F.P.O.A. or
its agents from appropriate charges in the Courts of Porter County in addition
to any fines herein provided for.
5.
DEFINITIONS
“Watercraft”
means any instrumentality or device in or by means of which a person may be
transported upon public or private waters of this State, and it includes every
motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, rowboat, skiff, dinghy, or canoe of
whatever length or size.
“Motorboat”
means a watercraft propelled by an internal combustion, steam, or electrical
inboard or outboard motor or engine or by any mechanical means. Sailboats that
are equipped with any such motor or engine when the same is in operation,
whether or not the sails are hoisted shall be considered a sailboat.
“Personal
Watercraft” shall mean a vessel, less than 16 feet, propelled by machinery,
which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on
rather than being operated by a person sitting or standing inside the vessel.
“Boat”
means watercraft.
“Lake”
shall mean any and every body of water connected or a part of
“Person”
means natural person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
“Owner”
means a person who has legal title to a watercraft.
“To
Operate” means the act of navigating, driving, steering, sailing, rowing,
paddling, or otherwise moving or exercising physical control over the movement
of the watercraft.
“Visible”
means capable of being seen, by a person of normal vision on a dark and clear
night.
“Sewage”
means human body wastes.
“Litter”
means bottles, glass, crockery, cans, scrap metal, junk, paper garbage, rubbish,
plastic, or similar refuse.
“No
Wake or
“Idle
Speed” means the slowest possible speed, not exceeding five (5) miles per
hour, so as to maintain steerage whereby the wake or wash created by the
watercraft is minimal.
“Trespassing”
means entering upon property of another without consent.
“Resident”
means the members and associate members of the corporation (any person who both
belongs to the family of a member or associate member and has the same residence
as the member to whose family he belongs).
“Immediate
Family” of a resident means grandparent, parent, children (including step and
half-children), grandchildren and great grandchildren.
6.
SAFETY VIOLATIONS
Violation
of this act is a Class C misdemeanor.
A
person who violated this act commits a Class D felony if:
(a)
he/she
has a previous conviction under this act; or
(b)
the
offense results in serious bodily injury to another person.
A
person who violates this act commits a Class C felony if:
(a)
the
offense results in the death of another person.
Definition
of Influence can mean but is not limited to:
(a)
alcohol
(b)
controlled
substance
(c)
any drug
other than alcohol, or a controlled substance
(d)
any
combination of alcohol, controlled substances, or other drugs; such that there
is an impaired condition of thought and action and the loss of normal control of
the person’s faculties to such an extent to endanger any person.
A person who operates a watercraft on the waters of
“Chemical Test” means an
analysis of a person’s blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substance for the
determination of the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance.
If the chemical test results in evidence that the person is under the
influence, he/she at the discretion of the officer or the acting agents of the
S.F.P.O.A. may be arrested and charges filed in Porter County Superior Courts.
“Public Intoxication” It is unlawful for a person to be found in a
public place or a place of public resort, in a state of intoxication.
A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a Class B
misdemeanor.
“Minor’s Illegal Possession” It is unlawful for
a minor to possess an alcoholic beverage, to consume it, or to transport it.
A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a Class C
misdemeanor.
“Operation in Manner Endangering Others” No
person shall operate any boat in such a manner as to:
(1)
unnecessarily
endanger the person or property of another person;
(2)
unnecessarily
interfere with the safe and lawful use of the lake by another person;
(3)
unnecessarily
interfere with or obstruct a special event sanctioned or otherwise legally
permitted.
“Unlawful Operation/Speed, Manner” It shall be
unlawful for any person to operate any watercraft upon Lake Louise in any manner
or under any circumstances or at any rate of speed prohibited by these
regulations, or for any person operating any boat upon Lake Louise to fail to
operate the same in any manner required by these regulations.
“Prudent (Reckless) Operation” Every person operating any boat shall
operate the same in a careful and prudent manner, having due regard for the
rights, safety, and property or other persons, the conditions and hazards,
actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic,
and possible injury to the person or property of other persons.
“Speed” No person shall operate any boat at a rate of speed greater
than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the conditions and
hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of
traffic, or greater than will permit him in the exercise of reasonable care, to
bring such boat to stop within the assured clear distance ahead.
Maximum speed limit is forty (40) miles per hour between
“Speed/Night” Between sunset and
“Life Preservers” "Life
Preservers" The S.F.P.O.A. requires one wearable lifejacket, Coast
Guard approved type 1, 2, or 3 per person in any boat operated on waters of
In addition to the above, the following applies to
all motor boats on waters of
(312 IAC 5-13-1):
·
Children under 13 years of age must wear a PFD except when the child is
below deck in an enclosed cabin, or the watercraft is docked or at anchor.
·
Anyone towed on water skis , a surfboard, a kite or similar device, must
wear a Type I, II or III PFD. (Type V PFDs are not approved)
“Night Operations/Lights” It shall be unlawful to operate any
watercraft upon Lake Louise during the period between sunset and sunrise which
is not equipped with a light or lights as hereinafter required, all in good
repair and operating condition and all displayed and lighted or burning except
as hereinafter otherwise permitted.
“Motorboats and Auxiliary Sailboats/White Light Aft” All motorboats
and auxiliary sailboats shall be equipped with one (1) or more white lights aft,
visible at all times casting a combined light three hundred and sixty (360)
degrees for a distance of two (2) miles or more.
“Motorboats and Auxiliary Sailboats/Starboard and Port Lights” All
motorboats and auxiliary sailboats equipped with a motor or engine at fifteen
(15) horsepower or more shall be equipped with a combination light forward,
lower than the white light aft, showing green to starboard and red to port,
visible for a distance of one (1) mile or more.
All lights shall be displayed at all times between sunset
and sunrise; however, the aft lights only may be displayed if said watercraft is
not under power.
“All Other Watercraft” All non-motorized boats (including canoes and
kayaks), all sailboats under sail alone, all boats not specifically mentioned in
this section and the preceding two (2) sections shall be equipped with a
portable hand lantern or flashlight, not affixed or attached to any part of the
boat, and capable of throwing a white light visible for a distance of two (2)
miles or more, and it shall be the duty of the operator of any such boat to
display the white light at all times between sunset and sunrise.
“Fire Extinguisher” All Motorboats shall be equipped with at least
one (1) operable extinguisher that is U.S.C.G. approved.
“Age of Operators-Motorboats” It shall be unlawful for any person
under the age of sixteen (16) years of age, and who does not possess a valid
State driver’s license to operate a watercraft with a horsepower rating in
excess of ten (10) horsepower except under the following condition:
(a)
Such
person under the age of sixteen (16) years, possesses a valid State probationary
driver’s license and is accompanied by a person who possesses a valid State
driver’s license and has attained the age of 18 years or older.
“Age of Operators-Personal Watercraft” It shall
be unlawful for any person under the
Person
under the age of eighteen (18) years, and who does not possess a valid State
driver’s license to operate a personal watercraft on
“Jurisdiction for Prosecution-persons between ages of 16 and 18 years
old” Any person between the ages of sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) who
violates any of the provisions of this chapter may be prosecuted and tried in
any court having jurisdiction over adult.
“Load beyond safe carrying capacity” No person shall operate any
boat, which is loaded with passengers or cargo beyond its safe carrying
capacity. The capacity of the
watercraft will be based on the U.S.C.G. carrying capacity plate when available
or in regard for the type, construction, and condition or state or repair of
said watercraft when U.S.C.G. carrying capacity plate is not available.
7.
OPERATION OF WATERCRAFT
“Guest Rule”
All operators of watercraft, powered by people, wind, or motor, less
than 10 hp must be accompanied by a member of the immediate family of the
property owner. For purposes of this
Section, Immediate Family Members of a Resident shall be limited to:
Grandparents, Parents, Children (including Step and Half Children),
Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren.
All operators of motorboats 10 hp or greater (not residents or property owners) must
be accompanied by a property owner or resident.
The age of the resident accompanying a guest shall be a minimum of 16
years old and be in possession of a valid driver’s license and be familiar
with Shorewood Forest Lake Rules.
“Permitting Unlawful Operation” No person who is
the owner of any boat or who is in possession of any boat or who is entitled to
the possession of any boat shall authorize or knowingly permit any person to
operate said boat upon the waters of
“Hazardous Wake or
Every person operating any boat shall observe the following traffic rules
and regulations when applicable:
(a)
When two
boats are approaching each other “head to head” or nearly so, each boat
shall bear to the right (starboard) and pass the other boat on its left (port)
side.
(b)
When two
(2) motorboats are approaching each other obliquely or at right angles, the
motorboat on the right (starboard) shall have the right-of-way.
(c)
A boat
may overtake and pass another boat on either side if the same can be done with
safety and within the assured clear distance ahead, but the boat overtaken shall
have the right-of-way regardless of speed or direction of travel.
(d)
All
motorboats shall at all times give the right-of-way to all other non-motorized
watercraft regardless of speed or direction of travel
regardless if non-motorized watercraft is committing a violation.
(e)
A
motorboat leaving a dock, pier or shore shall yield the right-of-way to all
motorboats approaching the same.
(f)
A
motorboat entering the ski-area shall yield the right-of-way to all approaching
motorboats.
The S.F.P.O.A. Board of Directors will establish
“No Wake” or “Idle Speed” areas for safety purposes and to help reduce
erosion. The lake will be designated
“Idle Speed” only after sunset to
No person shall operate any boat in a circular course around any other
boat, any occupant of which is engaged in fishing, or around which a person or
persons are swimming.
No person shall anchor a motorboat, or have any non-motorized watercraft
in the designated ski area between the hours of 8:00 A.M. to sunset.
No boat shall be allowed to float free in the ski area unless preparing
for skiing or other related activities. No person may fish in the ski area and
surrounding safety zone from a watercraft during the times from 8:00 AM to
sunset from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
No person operating or occupying any boat shall sound any whistle or horn
when the passage of such boat is clear and without danger or when a warning
signal is not necessary to prevent injury to person or property.
Unnecessary sounding of a whistle or horn is hereby declared to be a
public nuisance and is hereby prohibited.
No person operating any motorboat
shall permit any occupant to sit, stand, or lie on the gunwales, bow decking, or
transom while under power.
No person shall participate or compete in any boat race unless such race
is over a fixed and marked course and unless the S.F.P.O.A. Board of Directors
has duly issued a permit for such race.
No person shall attach any boat to any buoy or markers on
No person shall moor any boat to anything other than approved docks or
against the bank of the property owner’s residence.
Ring buoy-type offshore mooring is prohibited.
No person shall operate a watercraft within thirty (30) feet of the
shoreline or within thirty (30) feet of a dock at a speed greater than “Idle
Speed” only.
No person shall operate a watercraft within one hundred (100) feet
of the swimming zone or docking areas at a speed greater than “Idle Speed”
only.
No swimming or floating on flotation devices will be permitted in the designated ski area.
No scuba diving will be permitted in the designated ski area without
first securing a permit from the S.F.P.O.A. Board of Directors and having the
proper visual flagging while diving.
All provisions of these regulations with respect to the operation of
watercraft shall apply whether or not such watercraft is towing any person or
article.
No person shall operate any motorboat towing any water skier, water sled,
aquaplane, or similar object, or any person thereon, unless said motorboat is
occupied by at least one person who is giving his entire attention to watching
the object or person towed, and unless the person operating said boat is giving
his entire attention to the operation of said boat. The minimum age of Spotters
shall be of a responsible age.
Regardless of the capacity of the inflatable device, no person shall
operate any motorboat towing any inflatable with more than one occupant at a
time in the ski area.
Every person operating any boat in the designated ski/caution area shall
operate it in a counter-clockwise direction.
No person shall jump or dive from the bridge.
No person shall operate any motorboat towing a water skier, or person on
an aquaplane, tube, or similar object after sunset to
No person shall operate any motorboat in the ski area that is towing a
device that is occupied by more than one person.
No skier is permitted to start from a dock, pier, or roped swimming area.
If a skier falls, he/she shall retrieve skis and raise one of the same
high, so as to be more visible to other watercraft.
All watercraft shall stay at least one hundred (100) feet from any
person in the water.
When a skier or tuber, etc. has fallen, boat operator is to throttle back
and return to skier as soon as possible, never enlarging the distance between
boat and skier. The observer is to
raise an orange flag large enough to be visible 200 feet and high enough to be
seen 360 degrees over any portion of the boat when the skier or tuber, etc. has
fallen. The observer will continue
to raise the flag until the skier or tuber, etc. has resumed skiing/tubing or
upon boarding the boat and is out of the water.
Tow ropes shall be pulled in immediately after use, and watercraft shall
not operate in any portion of
No watercraft shall travel directly behind another watercraft towing a
skier, tuber, or passenger on any similar devices at a distance closer than two
hundred (200) feet.
Tandem devices or devices with more than one occupant may be towed at idle
speed only in the idle speed areas of the lake at any time between the hours
of
No tandem skiing, tandem tubing, tandem knee boarding, etc. in the ski
area on Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays between the hours of 12:00 Noon and 5:00
P.M.
Pontoon boats shall not tow skiers, kneeboarders, tubers, or other
inflatable or towable devices in the ski area on Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays
between the hours of
Personal Watercraft shall not be operated in the ski
area from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day between the hours of 12:00 Noon
and 5:00 P.M. on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays.
To participate in the water sport of wake
surfing/wake boarding on
Wake Surfing/Wake Boarding shall only be
done behind an inboard or “V” Drive propelled watercraft. (The propeller(s)
is underneath the hull and forward of the stern).
There must be an observer on the watercraft
of responsible age giving his/her full attention to the Wake Surfer/Wake Boarder
in addition to the operator of the watercraft. The observer is to raise an
orange flag large enough to be visible at 200 feet and high enough to be seen
360 degrees over any portion of the boat when the skier or tuber, etc, has
fallen. The observer will continue
to raise the flag until the skier or tuber, etc. has resumed skiing/tubing, etc.
or upon boarding the boat and is out of the water.
The Wake Surfer/Wake Boarder must be
wearing a USCG Approved type 1, 2, or 3 Personal Flotation Device while Wake
Surfing/Wake Boarding.
No more than One (1) Person can Wake
Surf/Wake Board in the wake of any one watercraft at a given time.
All other General Boating and Water Sports
Related Shorewood Forest Property Owner Association Rules including but not
limited to an observer on the watercraft of responsible age giving his/her full
attention to the Wake Surfer/Wake Boarder shall apply.
The observer is to raise an orange flag large enough to be visible at 200
feet and high enough to be seen 360 degrees over any portion of the boat when
the skier or tuber, etc. has fallen. The
observer will continue to raise the flag until the skier or tuber, etc. has
resumed skiing/tubing, etc. or upon boarding the boat and is out of the water.
8.
THE FOLLOWING
ADOPTED FOR PERSONAL
WATERCRAFT ON
Chapter
12. (14-15-12) Regulation of Personal Watercraft
14-15-12-1
As used in this chapter, “individual” means an individual human
being.
14-15-12-2
As used in this chapter, “person” has the meaning set forth in IC
14-8-2-202(a).
14-15-12-3
As used in this chapter, “personal watercraft” has the meaning set
forth in IC 14-8-2-202.5.
14-15-12-4
As used in this chapter, “public waters” has the meaning set forth
in IC 14-8-2-202.5.
14-15-12-5
The requirements and prohibitions set forth in this chapter concerning
personal watercraft are in addition to the requirements and prohibitions set
forth in IC
14-15-12-6
A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on public waters while
facing the rear of the personal watercraft.
14-15-12-7
A personal watercraft shall not be used on public waters to tow
individuals engaged in water-skiing, aquaplaning, or similar activities.
Unless:
(1)
the
personal watercraft is at least ten (10) feet long;
(2)
the
personal watercraft is designed to seat at least three individuals; and
(3)
An
individual other than the operator of the personal watercraft is aboard the
personal watercraft, acting as an observer.
14-15-12-8
A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on public waters unless
every individual:
(1)
operating;
(2)
riding
on; or
(3)
being
towed by; the personal watercraft is wearing a personal flotation device that is
approved by the United States Coast Guard under 46 CFR 160 and that meets the
requirements of 310 IAC 2.1, if applicable.
14-15-12-9
A personal watercraft that does not have self-circling capability shall
not be operated on public waters unless:
(1)
the
personal watercraft is equipped with a lanyard type of engine cutoff switch; and
(2)
The
lanyard is attached to the person, clothing, or personal flotation device of the
operator.
14-15-12-10
(a) A
personal watercraft operated on public waters must at all times be operated in a
reasonable and prudent manner.
(b) A person shall not operate a personal watercraft
on public waters in a way that endangers human life, human physical safety, or
property.
(c A person shall not do any of the following while
operating a personal watercraft on public water;
(1)
Weave
through congested watercraft traffic in a way that endangers human life, human
physical safety, or property.
(2)
Follow a
watercraft that is towing an individual on:
(A)
water
skis;
(B)
a surf
board; or
(C)
Another
water sport device; in a way that endangers human life, human physical safety,
or property.
(3)
Jump the
wake of another watercraft in a way that endangers human life, human physical
safety, or property.
(4)
Cut
between a boat and the individual or individuals being towed by the boat.
(5)
Cross
paths with another watercraft when visibility around the other watercraft is so
obstructed as to endanger human life, human physical safety, or property.
(6)
Steer a
personal watercraft toward an object or an individual in the water and turn
sharply at close range in a way that endangers human life, human physical
safety, or property.
14-15-12-11
A person who:
(1)
owns a
personal watercraft; or
(2)
has
charge over or control of a personal watercraft; shall not authorize or
knowingly permit the personal watercraft to be operated in violation of this
chapter.
14-15-12-12 Sections
6,7,8,9 and 10 of this chapter do not apply to:
(1)
a
performer engaged in a professional exhibition; or
(2)
a person
participating in a regatta, a race, a marine parade, a tournament, or an
exhibit; that is held in compliance with rules adopted by the natural resources
commission.
14-15-12-13 (a)
A person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly
violates section 10 of this chapter commits a Class C
misdemeanor.
(b) A person who violates section 6, 7, 8, 9, or 11 of this
chapter
commits a class C infraction
14-15-12-14
The natural resources commission may adopt rules under
IC
9.
EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS
It shall be unlawful to operate any watercraft upon
No person shall operate any boat which, or any part of which, is so
designated or constructed or is in such condition or state of repair as to
endanger the person or property of any other person.
All inboard motorboats which use motor fuel having a flash point of 110
degrees Fahrenheit or less, as determined by a taglinbue or equivalent closed
cup test device, and the greater portion of the bilge of which it is not all
times open and exposed to the air, shall be equipped with at least two (2) bilge
ventilators fitted with cowls, or their equivalent, and so designed and
constructed as to permit the safe diffusion into the air of all inflammable or
explosive gases.
On all inboard motorboats, the carburetor shall be equipped with a stock
factory device, so designed and constructed as to arrest backfire, of a make or
type approved by the U.S.C.G.
It is unlawful for any person to operate a motorboat on
It shall be unlawful to keep, maintain, or operate upon Lake Louise any
motorized watercraft of twenty (20) feet eleven (11) + inches, but not to exceed
twenty one (21) feet or more in length except for pontoon boats, which are
limited to 24’. Pontoon boats are
to be defined as boats being constructed of aluminum floatation tubes only.
Boats resembling pontoon styled decks with fiberglass hulls will have to
be 20 feet eleven + inches in length or less. This applies to deck boats.
It shall also be unlawful to keep, maintain, or operate a motorboat with
an outboard, inboard, or inboard-outdrive or jet drive of a horsepower rating in
excess of 260 H.P unless it is a fuel injected engine. These may be up to 330
H.P. These restrictions apply to all
watercraft not registered with the S.F.P.O.A. prior to
All watercraft are subject to safety/equipment inspections, measurement
of center line length and horsepower verification by
Class #1 means
all watercraft less than thirteen (13) feet in length.
Class #2 means all watercraft
at least thirteen (13) feet but less than
sixteen (16) feet in length.
Class #3 means all watercraft
at least sixteen (16) feet but less than
twenty (20) feet in length.
Class #4 means all watercraft
at least twenty (20) feet but less than
twenty-six (26) feet in length.
It shall be unlawful to keep, maintain, or operate upon Lake Louise any
watercraft, which is equipped with a water closet or toilet, unless sufficient
capacity to store wastes for subsequent disposal at approved shoreline facility,
incinerator, or treatment system approved by the Department of Environmental
Management. Holding tank must be
incapable of direct discharge into
No person shall dispose of sewage, accumulated in a
holding tank or any other container on a watercraft, in such a manner that the
sewage contacts any waters of
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, dump,
place, deposit, or cause such action to happen, any litter, filth, putrid or
unwholesome substance or contents of any water closet or toilet, catch basin
grease trap, in or upon the waters or banks of Lake Louise.
It shall be unlawful to carry in any watercraft kept, maintained or
operated upon
No watercraft will have on board any device, firearm, bow, crossbows,
pellet, slingshot, or any other type of device capable of shooting a projectile
in any fashion or form.
10.
REGISTRATION
OF WATERCRAFT & TRAILER
All S.F.P.O.A. members owning a watercraft of any
type shall register the watercraft with the P.O.A.
Office and obtain an annual permit before
operating the watercraft upon the waters of
All watercraft permits granted by the S.F.P.O.A.
shall expire on December 31st of the year, except when said permit(s)
have been suspended by the S.F.P.O.A. for violations.
The registration shall include:
To avoid unnecessary delays in registering your boat, please take a few
minutes to review this information regarding boat registration.
1.
All watercraft on
2.
Before any motorized boat may be
registered, the owner must show proof of liability insurance coverage on the
boat. This rule will be strictly
enforced –NO EXCEPTIONS.
Even if the boat has been registered in the past, this proof must be
shown each year. Insurance must be
in the form of either a declarations page or certificate of insurance providing
the following information: Boat
manufacturer’s name,
3.
Guest boats are not permitted.
Any property owner, who falsely registers a boat to obtain a sticker for
someone not entitled to one, may forfeit his boating privileges.
4.
Prior to registering a boat, all
residents who have not taken the State or Coast Guard certified boating-safety
course, must pass a 25-question test based on
5.
Boats over 260 HP are not permitted
on
In
order to expedite the registration of your boat, please bring the following
information:
·
PROOF
OF INSURANCE – Either a declaration page or certificate of insurance.
·
INFORMATION
DESCRIBING BOAT & MOTOR -
manufacturer, type, year, HIN number, length, horsepower, and serial number for
motor.
·
PROOF
OF OWNERSHIP – When registering your boat for the first time, you must provide a
Certificate of Origin or title, and Bill of Sale showing the information
described above. Thereafter, your
insurance information will indicate continued ownership.
·
EXCISE
TAX – As of July 1st, it
will be required that every boat owner have an excise tax sticker affixed to
their boat. At the time of registration at Shorewood, a copy of the current
state registration will be required.
Only those S.F.P.O.A. members in “good standing”
will be issued a registration permit and allowed to operate a watercraft on the
waters of
All watercraft must display a current S.F.P.O.A. decal on the forward
half, left (port) side of the watercraft above the water line so as to be
clearly visible for identification purposes.
All watercraft trailers must display a current S.F.P.O.A. decal on the
left side of the hitch forward of the winch.
Those S.F.P.O.A. members trailering watercraft to the boat launch shall
park trailers in the lower clubhouse parking lot.
No boat trailers will be permitted unattended at the beach parking lot.
The Board of Directors will establish registration fees prior to each
boating season.
11.
ACCIDENT
PROCEDURES
S.F.P.O.A. Procedures
The operator of any watercraft involved in any
accident or collision resulting in (a) injury, (b) death, or (c) damage to any
other property shall:
(1)
Stop such
boat immediately as close as possible to the scene of such accident.
(2)
Return to
the scene of such accident and remain there until such a time both parties
involved have complied with the requirements of this section.
(3)
Give
his/her name and address, full identification of the boat operated by him or her
and the name and address of the owner and, upon request, exhibit his/her
operator’s license to the operator(s) of the other boat(s) and to any person(s)
injured.
STATE
LAWS/ACCIDENTS/VIOLATIONS
The operator of any watercraft involved in any accident or collision
resulting in a serious injury or death to any person or damage to any watercraft
or other property to an apparent extent of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750) or
more shall:
(1)
Give
notice of such accident to the officer of the Sheriff’s Department of the
County or to the nearest State Police post or to the nearest Conservation
Officer’s post immediately and by the quickest means of communication.
Failure to notify may result in prosecution.
(2) Mail to the proper authorities a written report of said accident within twenty-four (24) hours.
12.
VIOLATIONS:
FINES & PUNISHMENTS
The Board of Directors will establish violation fees
prior to each boating season.
Violations to these rules and regulations will result in a fine being
imposed to the property owner(s) involved. In
such cases where family members or guests are found in violation of these rules
and regulations, it shall be the responsibility of the registered owner of the
boat(s) involved to make certain such fines are paid.
Fines will be paid to the S.F.P.O.A. and will be assessed as follows.
The following constitutes the maximum violations a person can receive in
a 365-day period before losing their rights and privileges to operate a
watercraft upon
#1.
One of Type One, Type Two, or Type Three violations
#2. Two
Type Four Violations and one violation of any other lesser type
#3. Three
Type Five Violations and one violation of any other lesser type
TYPE
#1
VIOLATION $1,000.00
Chartering
or other “for profit” endeavors on
TYPE
#2
VIOLATION $
500.00
Bridge jumping
Boating while suspended
Boating under the Influence
Reckless Operation with
injury
Refusal to submit to
chemical test
Aggravated Trespassing
Unauthorized fishing w/o
Consent of a Property Owner
Recklessness
Reckless Operation
Minor Consuming, Underage
Operation
Public Intoxication,
Disorderly Conduct
Destruction of Marker Buoys
Catching/Keeping bass or
muskie
(Fine + $125 per fish in possession)
Fishing without property
owner present/with permission of property owner.
(Fine
to property owner)
TYPE #5
VIOLATIONS $100.00
Safety Violations
Unregistered Watercraft
TYPE #6
VIOLATIONS $25.00
Equipment Violations
Off-Road Vehicles
Non-Display of SFPOA Sticker
(boat or trailer)
Parking Violations
The continued use of a watercraft upon Lake Louise by an operator who has
had his/her boating privileges suspended may result, at the direction of the
S.F.P.O.A. Directors, with trespassing charges being filed in Porter Superior
Courts.
In the event a resident wishes to file an appeal of his/her violation,
the resident is required to file a written notice within fifteen (15) days.
This written notice should be filed in the POA office in the clubhouse
stating that a hearing is being requested. The
Grievance Committee of the POA will meet at least once a month, if needed, to
hold a hearing on any appeal. All
fines, penalties, and suspensions will start with the date of the Grievance
Committee decision.
13.
EMERGENCY CLOSURE
In case of emergency closure, the standard flagging system below may be
used to advise boat operators of the conditions then present.
The flags may be stationed at the N.E. corner of the swimming pool
closest to the lake. The flagging
system is as follows:
a) Blue flag or no flag
present
All clear
b) Yellow flag
Idle speed only/Caution
c) Red flag
Closed to all Traffic/Danger
1.
GENERAL PERMISSION
Any resident of
any
time of the year. A resident shall
be required to show proof of residency to any peace officer of this State acting
as agents of the S.F.P.O.A. or any individuals acting as agents of the S.F.P.O.A.
upon being contacted.
Any guests of
Any resident who owns lakefront property may allow a guest to fish from
that property or dock as long as a registered family member is home.
A Shorewood Resident shall have no more than eight (8) Non-resident
Guests while ice-fishing with no more than three (3) ice shanties per group.
All non-resident guest fishermen must remain in visual contact of where
the resident host is fishing.
2.
EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS
one
time. Not more than two single hooks
or two artificial baits or harnesses for use with live bait may be used on each
line.
It is unlawful to take or attempt to take any fish from waters of
It is unlawful to possess a fish spear, gig, gaff, pitchfork, bow fishing
equipment, bow, crossbow, grab hook, spear gun, club, snag hook, underwater
spear or explosive on waters of
Float (jug) fishing, trout lines and limb or drop lines are not allowed
on
Ice fishing holes cannot be more than twelve (12) inches in diameter.
It is illegal to fish with more than three lines.
Each line shall not have more than two single hooks or two artificial
baits per line. Tip-ups must be
identified with the name and address of the user.
All tip-ups shall be in constant attendance by the person fishing them.
Ice shanties are required to have the owner’s name and address in
3-inch block letters on the side of the shanty.
At least one red reflector shall be mounted on each exterior side of the
shanty. All ice shanties must be
occupied at all times and any shanty left unoccupied for more than a four (4)
hour period must be removed from
3.
FISHING LIMITS
It shall be unlawful to keep any bass or muskie of
any size caught from
It
is also unlawful to keep more than 25 crappies.
Any peace officer of the State acting as agent of the S.F.P.O.A. shall
have the authority to open and visually inspect any fish stringers and/or the
interior of any live wells and/or coolers for fish of any individuals, residents
of Shorewood Forest, or their guests, who are exercising their privilege of
fishing the waters of Lake Louise pursuant to Section 12(B)(1) of these Boating
Rules. Please do not return any
Bluegill to the lake.
It shall be unlawful to hunt, pursue, or take any domestic or wild animal
by any means within the boundaries of the Shorewood Forest Properties.
No resident shall discharge any firearm, bow, crossbow, pellet,
slingshot, or any other type device capable of shooting a projectile in any
fashion or form.
Contacting Shorewood Forest Property Owners’ Association may control
nuisance animals (those animals requiring a permit from the Department of
Natural Resources to catch or destroy).
Contact the POA Office if you are having a nuisance animal problem.
It shall be unlawful to trap, pursue, or take any domestic or wild animal by
any
means, whether above or below water line, within the boundaries of the Shorewood
Forest Properties.
Contacting the Shorewood Forest Property Owners’ Association may
control nuisance animals (those animals requiring a permit from the Department
of Natural Resources to catch or destroy).
Contact the POA Office if you are having a nuisance animal problem.
It shall be unlawful to operate a snowmobile on the County road system or
upon
the frozen waters of
No snowmobile is to be operated on private property without the expressed
permission of the property owner. Snowmobile
operators on private property without permission will be subject to trespassing
charges.
vehicles
on the county road system. Off-road
vehicles/or any motorized vehicle may not be operated upon the frozen waters of
No off-road vehicle is to be operated on private property without the
expressed permission of the property owner.
Off-road operators on private property without permission will be subject
to trespassing charges.
Any
member in good standing of the Shorewood Forest Property Owners’
Association
may propose revisions or amendments to these rules at the monthly P.O.A. Board
meeting. Proposed changes must be
submitted in writing.
Following any monthly board meeting in which revisions are proposed,
S.F.P.O.A. board will instruct the Lake Rules/Management Committee to meet and
consider the proposed changes.
The Lake Rules/Management Committee, in consultation with a law
enforcement official, will consider all proposed revisions and recommend changes
to the S.F.P.O.A. Board.
Proposed changes will be published in the Shorelines for one month before
the board votes to accept or reject the changes proposed by the Lake
Rules/Management Committee. P.O.A.
Board meetings following publication of the proposed changes will set aside a
period of time to receive comments from the community regarding the effect of
the proposed changes.
Following the period of public comment, the rules may be modified to
reflect public comments. The final
revised rules will be published as final in the Shorelines and will go into
effect on the first day of the following month.
The foregoing not withstanding, the Board
of Directors retains its inherent authority to change or modify these rules,
regulations and procedures at its discretion.
H. COMMUNITY INPUT FORM
Your input is appreciated and needed to properly
maintain
Please
give your comments on safety, security, weed treatment, etc. to the P.O.A.
office for review by the Board of Directors and Lake Rules/Management Committee.
Your comments and suggestions may be noted here.
Name:__________________________________________
Phone
Number: ___________________________________
Nature
of Request/Revision: