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2020 Ohio Revised Code
Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources
Chapter 1547 | Watercraft and Waterways
Section 1547.15 | Observer Required When Towing Skier.
Universal Citation: Ohio Rev Code § 1547.15 (2020)
Effective: March 18, 1999
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 187 - 122nd General Assembly
Any person who operates a vessel towing any person riding or attempting to ride upon one or more water skis or upon a surfboard or similar device, or engaging or attempting to engage in barefoot skiing, on the waters in this state shall have present in the vessel a person or persons other than the operator, ten years of age or older, who shall at all times observe the progress of the person being towed. The operator of the towing vessel shall at all times observe the traffic pattern toward which the vessel is approaching.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated any vessel on the waters in this state in violation of this section.
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