Austin |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 8. PARKS AND RECREATION. |
Chapter 8-5. WATERWAY ACCESS AND USE. |
Article 4. WATERCRAFT. |
Division 1. Structural and Exhaust Requirements. |
§ 8-5-62. INBOARD MOTORBOAT EXHAUST REQUIREMENTS.
(A)
Except as provided in Section 8-5-64 ( Motorboat Exhaust Systems During Special Events ), this section prescribes requirements for a motorboat with an inboard internal combustion engine that is operated on Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake, or Lake Long.
(B)
Except as provided in Subsection (C), a motorboat must have a muffler installed in the exhaust system.
(C)
A motorboat with an exhaust water manifold:
(1)
may have baffle installed in the exhaust system instead of a muffler; or
(2)
if the exhaust pipe goes through an original factory-designed transom, a riser may be installed in the exhaust system instead of a muffler or baffle.
(D)
A muffler, riser, baffle, or exhaust water manifold required by this section must be:
(1)
designed for marine use;
(2)
a commercially made, over-the-counter stock item;
(3)
kept in good working order; and
(4)
capable of reducing exhaust noise.
Source: 1992 Code Section 14-2-3; Ord. 031009-11; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. No. 20190307-014 , Pt. 9, 3-18-19.