Regulation of noise from boats - Penalty

N.D. Cent. Code § 20.1-13-07.1
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20.1-13-07.1. Regulation of noise from boats - Penalty 1. A boat operated on the waters of this state between the hours of twelve midnight and five a.m. may not produce a noise in excess of eighty-eight decibels for more than ten minutes. 2. For purposes of subsection 1, the decibel level of a boat must be measured from the shoreline closest to the location from which a complainant or other individual noticed the noise. 3. A boat operator who violates this section is guilty of a class 1 noncriminal offense. 4. A boat operator cited for a violation of this section may not operate the boat that produced the noise in violation of this section until a muffler is installed.
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