§ 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.