5-35-9 Recreation

1. LICENSING-Every boat propelled by a motor on waters located within the boundaries of the Rosebud Reservation shall be numbered and licensed as prescribed by Tribal Law.
2. LIGHTS-All boats afloat after dark must be equipped with running lights attached to bow and stern and these lights must be in use during hours of darkness.
3. LIFE PRESERVERS-All motorboats must be equipped with Coast Guard Approved life preservers. One life preserver is required for every occupant.
4. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS-Every boat propelled by a motor to ten (10) horsepower and greater must be equipped with a Coast Guard Approved Fire Extinguisher.
5. SAFE OPERATION-No motorboat shall be operated in such a way as to endanger the lives of others or to cause nuisance or destruction of property.
6. WATERSKIING-No waterskiing shall take place within one hundred (100) yards of any swimming area. If buoy markers are used to designate such areas, all waterskiing shall take place outside of these buoys.
7. OARS REQUIRED-All motorboats shall be equipped with a set of oars.
8. WASTE-No bilge or any other organic or inorganic waste shall be pumped or in any way introduced to the waters of the Reservation.
9. WILDLIFE TAKING FROM MOTORBOATS-Motorboats while underway with of a motor shall not be used in the taking of any wildlife on the Reservation.
10. REPORTS OF CAPSIZING OR SINKING-The capsizing or sinking of any boat shall be reported to the Department of Natural Resources within twenty-four (24) hours.

(History; Ordinance 90-05, Sec. 5-35-2(c))