(a) The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any vessel shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the noise of the exhaust in a reasonable manner. The use of cutouts is prohibited, except for vessels competing in a regatta or official boat race event that is permitted by the Marine Patrol Division.
(b) No person shall use or have on board his or her vessel a siren of any type while operating on the waters of this state except as may be specifically allowed by the secretary for enforcement purposes.
(c) A violation of this section is a boating violation.
History: (Acts 1959, No. 576, p. 1442, §20; Acts 1961, No. 878, p. 1377, §6, Act 2023-363, §1.)