Florida Statutes 327.42 – Mooring to or damaging of uniform waterway markers prohibited
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 327.42
- Marker: means a channel mark or other aid to navigation, an information or regulatory mark, an isolated danger mark, a safe water mark, a special mark, an inland waters obstruction mark, or mooring buoy in, on, or over the waters of the state or the shores thereof, and includes, but is not limited to, a sign, beacon, buoy, or light. See Florida Statutes 327.02
- Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vessel. See Florida Statutes 327.02
- Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other entity. See Florida Statutes 327.02
- Vessel: is synonymous with boat as referenced in Florida Statutes 327.02
(1) No person shall moor or fasten a vessel to a lawfully placed uniform waterway marker, except in case of emergency or with the written consent of the marker’s owner.
(2) No person shall willfully damage, alter, or move a lawfully placed uniform waterway marker.