2022 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation
Section 12:7-63 - Restrictions on operation of personal watercraft.

Universal Citation: NJ Rev Stat § 12:7-63 (2022)

12:7-63 Restrictions on operation of personal watercraft.

2. A person shall not operate a personal watercraft:

a. On the waters of this State between sunset and sunrise, or during any time of restricted visibility as determined by an agent or officer of the Marine Law Enforcement Bureau, Division of State Police;

b. Within the confines of the Point Pleasant Canal in the County of Ocean, or the Cape May Canal in the County of Cape May;

c. Above minimum headway speed within 100 feet of:

(1) Buoys or signs that mark the boundaries of a swimming area;

(2) The shoreline;

(3) Any person in the water; or

(4) Residential dwelling units; or

d. In such a manner as to make the vessel completely leave the water or otherwise become airborne within 100 feet of another vessel.

L.1993, c.299, s.2; amended 2009, c.108, s.1.

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