Oregon Statutes 830.260 – Muffling devices
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The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle or suppress the noise of the exhaust in a reasonable manner. The use of cutouts or open exhaust stacks is prohibited, except:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 830.260
- Boat: means every description of watercraft, including a seaplane on the water and not in flight, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water, but does not include boathouses, floating homes, air mattresses, beach and water toys or single inner tubes. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
- Motorboat: means any boat propelled in whole or in part by machinery, including boats temporarily equipped with detachable motors. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) On motorboats competing in a regatta, race or trial for speed records authorized as provided in ORS § 830.375.
(2) On racing motorboats while the boat or equipment on the boat is being tried or tested in compliance with ORS § 830.350. [Formerly 488.052]