Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a motorboat competing in and during a motorboat race for which a permit has been issued by the department. (b) A person may not operate a motorboat on Indiana water if the boat motor is equipped with any of the following: (1) A muffler cutout. (2) A bypass. (3) Any device similar to a muffler cutout or bypass. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-6 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.