2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft
Chapter 25 - BOATING AND SURFING AT PARTICULAR LOCALITIES
Section 50-25-1310 - No wake zones; restricted areas for boating and bathing; authority of wardens to limit number of boats.

On Lakes William C. Bowen and H. Taylor Blalock in Spartanburg County:

(1) There is established a no wake zone within three hundred feet of all bridges and public docks. No wake zones must be clearly marked with signs. The signs must be designed and installed by the department.

(2) No watercraft of any type may be operated within five hundred feet of any pump station, water intake of a dam, or spillways. These restricted areas must be clearly marked with signs. Signs must be designed and installed by the department.

(3) No watercraft may operate or anchor within one hundred fifty feet of public fishing piers.

(4) No sailing craft with a mast height in excess of thirty feet is permitted to operate.

(5) No wading, bathing, or swimming is permitted within two hundred feet of any public landing, bridge, or restricted area. These restricted areas must be clearly marked with signs. The signs must be designed and installed by the department.

(6) The lake wardens, at their discretion, may limit entrance of watercraft onto the lakes via the public landings when conditions such as overcrowding or adverse weather create an unsafe boating environment.

HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 613, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1271.