2014 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Or Welfare
Chapter 76 - Operation of Motorboats While Intoxicated
§ 5-76-101 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in Schedules I-VI of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq.;

(2) "Intoxicated" means influenced or affected by the ingestion of alcohol, a controlled substance, any intoxicant, or any combination of alcohol, a controlled substance, or intoxicant, to such a degree that the operator's reactions, motor skills, and judgment are substantially altered and the operator constitutes a clear and substantial danger of physical injury or death to himself, herself, or others;

(3) (A) "Motorboat" means any vessel operated upon water and that is propelled by machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion.

(B) "Motorboat" includes personal watercraft as defined in § 27-101-103(10);

(4) "Operator" means a person who is controlling the speed and direction of a motorboat or a person who is in direct physical control of the motorboat;

(5) "Underage" means any person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age and may not legally consume alcoholic beverages in Arkansas; and

(6) "Waters" means any public waters within the territorial limits of the State of Arkansas.