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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Requirements 3

Saety 10

Rules 11

Other Inormation 13

Boating Waters 15

GAME AND PARKS OFFICES

Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium 21502 W. Neb. Hwy. 31, Gretna 402-332-3901

Alliance district oice 299 Husker Rd. 308-763-2940

Bassett service center 524 Panzer St. 402-684-2921

Boating saety 2200 N. 33rd St, Lincoln 402-471-5462Chadron State Park (SP) 1591 U.S. Hwy. 385 308-432-6167

Fort Robinson SP 3200, U.S. Hwy. 20, Craword 308-665-2900

Kearney service center 1617 First Ave. 308-865-5310

Lake McConaughy SRA 1475 Neb. Hwy. 61, Ogallala 308-284-8800

Niobrara SP 89261 522 Ave. 402-857-3373

Norolk district oice 2201 N. 13th St 402-370-3374

North Platte district oice 301 E. State Farm Rd. 308-535-8025

Omaha metro oice 1212 Bob Gibson Blvd. 402-595-2144

Ponca SP 88090 Spur 26E 402-755-2284

Lincoln headquarters 2200 N. 33rd St 402-471-0641

Wildcat Hills SRA 210615 Neb. Hwy. 71, Gering 308-436-3777

Tis is Only a Summary GuideBoaters are responsible or knowing the regulations and statutes (state laws)beore boating in Nebraska. Failure to do so is not an excuse.

Tis publication is a summary guide to those regulations and statutes. o read ordownload them, visit the ollowing links:

Regulations:http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/admin/regulations/regulations.asp

Statutes:http://law.justia.com/nebraska/codes/s37index/s37index.html

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REQUIREMENTS

DEFINITIONS Motorboat Any vessel propelled by any orm o mechanical power, gas,

electric and diesel, including an electric trolling motor. Personal Watercra A class o inboard vessel less than 16 eet in

length that uses an internal combustion engine powering a jet pump asits primary source o motive propulsion and is designed to be operatedby a person sitting, standing or kneeling on the vessel rather than in theconventional manner o boat operation.

Sailboard A suroard-type vessel with no reeboard and using a ree-sailsystem with a swivel-mounted mast not secured to a hull by guys or stays.

Vessel Every description o watercra, other than a seaplane on the

water, used or capable o being used as a means o transportation onwater. Starboard Te right side o a vessel. Port Te le side o a vessel. Bow Te ront o a vessel. Stern Te rear o a vessel. Leeward Downwind. No Wake Speed Speed at which a vessel does not produce a wake, not

to exceed 5 mph.

WHO MAY OPERATE A MOTORBOATAnyone operating a motorboat or personal watercra in Nebraska, born aerDec. 31, 1985, must be at least 14 years o age and they must have successullycompleted the Nebraska boating saety course and are in possession o a validcerticate card. (See Boater Education, page 6)

REGISTRATIONLength o Registration Nebraska motorboat registrations are issued orthree-year periods, expiring on Dec. 31 o the third year. No motorboat may beoperated aer Dec. 31 without the registration being renewed.

Where to Get a New Registration Registrations may be obtained only rom thecounty treasurer in the boaters county o residence.

Where to Renew a Registration Registrations may be renewed atOutdoorNebraska.org/boating or at county treasurer oces.

Duplicate A duplicate certicate will be issued by the county treasurer on prooo loss or a $5 replacement ee and $4 issuing ee.

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Proo o Registration Te registration certicate must be available or lawenorcement inspection at any time.

What Must Be Registered All vessels powered by any mechanical device (gas,electric and diesel) capable o propelling the vessel over any public or privatewaters o Nebraska (including the Missouri River and Lewis and Clark Lake) must

be registered.

Exceptions: vessels not powered by machinery at any time motorboats registered in another state and housed in Nebraska less than

60 consecutive days vessels owned by any government or political subdivision

racing type motorboats when competing in state approved races andduring trial runs 48 hours beore or 48 hours aer competition vessels documented by U.S. Coast Guard

Classications and Fees Te ollowing ees are or the dierent classications ovessels, including the length range in eet:

CLASS LENGH *FEE

1 ** shorter than 16 eet $232 at least 16 but less than 26 eet $46

3 at least 26 but less than 40 eet $67.50

4 40 eet and over $115

5 dealers/manuacturers or demonstration or testing $46

* ee does not include $4 issuing ee ** registering canoes and kayaks is optional

NOE: I an application or a motorboat not previously registered in Nebraska bythe applicant is made aer the start o a registration period, the license ee will bereduced by 1/36 or each ull month o the registration period already expired, aso the date the boat was acquired.

Change o Address Anyone with a valid boat registration who changes his

address shall, within 15 days, notiy Game and Parks o the new address.

ranser o Ownership Te boat owner shall urnish Game and Parks noticeo transer o all or any part o his interest, within 15 days o the eective date.I the transer o part ownership does not aect the owners right to operate themotorboat, the transaction will not aect the registration.

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Destruction or Abandonment Te owner shall notiy the Game and Parkso the destruction or abandonment o any vessel within 15 days, which willterminate the registration.

NUMBERINGPlacement and Display Te assigned numbers designated on the registration

shall be placed on each side o the orward hal o the vessel, reading le to rightin one horizontal plane.

Numbering shall start with the validation sticker, ollowed by the twocapital block letters NB, then three digits in a numerical group, then a2-inch space, and nally two or three capital block letters.

Letters and numbers will be block gures at least 3 inches in height, ocontrasting color and visible or 100 eet.

Purchase o the letters and numbers, except the validation sticker and theattachment to the motorboat, are the responsibility o the owner.

No numbers and letters other than the registration numbers, letters andvalidation stickers shall be displayed on any mechanically powered boaton either side o the orward hal o the vessel.

Valid Numbering Style2 2

Place Validation Sticker HereNB 217 AAX

Purchasers o Previously Owned Boats All registrations are nontranserable.Even i the motorboat you recently purchased is displaying a current validationsticker, you must register this motorboat in your name within 30 days ooperation on the waters o this state.

Dealer Numbers A person engaged in the manuacture or sale o boats canobtain registrations or use in testing or demonstrating motorboats by paymento $46, plus a $4 issuing ee or each registration needed. Dealer numbers will beaxed temporarily in the prescribed position on the boat.

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TITLEWho Must Obtain a Title All rst time owners o newly acquired motorized

vessels must obtain a title rom the county clerk in the county where the ownerresides beore the county treasurer will issue or renew a registration. A boat mustbe titled beore it may be sold. All boats made beore 1972 are exempt rom titling,but not rom registration.

Hull Identication Number Federal law requires all boats manuacturedaer Nov. 1, 1972, including homemade boats, display a 12 character HullIdentication Number (HIN).

Te character o each HIN must be at least a quarter inch high andlocated to the starboard outboard side o the transom within 2 inches othe top o the transom, gunwale or hull/deck joint, whichever is lowest.

I a motorboat has no HIN and is newer than a 1972, a new one will need

to be obtained rom the Nebraska Department o Motor Vehicles (DMV)beore a title and registration can be issued. Applications or HIN areavailable rom the DMV or county treasurer.

Any person who operates a motorboat that requires a certicate o titlewithout having that title shall be guilty o a Class III misdemeanor.

Any person who operates a motorboat that requires a HIN without thatnumber shall be guilty o a Class III misdemeanor.

Common HIN:stamped into iberglass o transom

ABC45678A494

BOATER EDUCATIONRequirement Boater education is open to anyone, but anyone born aer Dec.31, 1985, who operates a motorboat or personal watercra in Nebraska must havesuccessully completed the Nebraska boating saety course.

Options Boaters have two options to ulll the boater educationrequirement:

Attend a six-hour Nebraska boating saety course with a proctored exam. Request class materials or home study, then attend a three-hour

Nebraska boating saety course review with a proctored exam.

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Exam Seventy-ve percent o the answers must be correct to pass the proctoredexam.

Where to Find Classes Visit OutdoorNebraska.org/boatingto view aschedule.

EQUIPMENTFire Extinguisher Any inboard/outboard or inboard motorboat that has aclosed compartment, closed living spaces or permanently installed uel tanksmust have a re extinguisher according to the ollowing guidelines:

Classes 1 and 2 one U.S. Coast Guard-approved type B-I re extinguisher Class 3 two U.S. Coast Guard-approved B-I or one B-II re extinguisher Class 4 three U.S. Coast Guard-approved B-I or one B-I and one B-II

re extinguishers All airboats must carry the number o re extinguishers according to

their classication. (See page 4 or classication o vessels.)

NOE: Fire extinguishers are not required or outboard motorboats less than 26eet in length o open construction that do not carry passengers or hire.

Oars Every vessel, except personal watercra, sailboards or similar devices and

classes 3 or 4 motorboats, shall carry an oar or paddle.

Bailing Bucket Every vessel, except personal watercra, sailboards or similardevices, shall be equipped with a bailing bucket, ecient bilge pump or sponge.

Muer Exhaust o all internal combustion engines used on motorboats shallbe eectively mued in a reasonable manner. It shall be unlawul to operate

any motorboat in such a manner as to exceed a noise level o 96 decibels whenmeasured at 100 eet when the motorboat is on plane.

Whistle or Bell Every vessel o classes 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall have an ecientwhistle or other mechanical sound producing device. Every mechanicallypowered boat o Class 4 shall be equipped with an ecient bell.

Flame Arrestor Every motorboat, with an inboard motor using gasoline, shall

have the carburetor equipped with an ecient fame arrestor or similar device.Tese devices shall meet U.S. Coast Guard approval.

Ventilation Every motorboat, except those o open construction, using volatileliquid uel shall have a prescribed venting system or bilges and the uel tankcompartment.

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LIGHTINGAll vessels in use rom sunset to sunrise, shall display lights as specied. No otherlights may be used, except a spotlight or dicult navigation.

Every white light prescribed shall be visible at a distance o at least 2 miles Every colored light prescribed shall be visible at a distance o at least 1

mile, showing green to starboard and red to port and screened to show

rom dead ahead to 22.5 degrees rearward on the respective side. All mechanically powered sailboats shall display the lights required or

that class o mechanically powered boat. All motorboats and sailboats shall carry a lantern or fashlight or

emergencies. All anchored vessels shall display the 360 degree white light, except while

anchored in a docking or anchorage area.

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FLOTATION DEVICESEvery vessel o any description, except sailboards, must carry one U.S. CoastGuard approved ype I, II, III or V fotation device o suitable size or each personon board. Every vessel, except sailboards, personal watercra, canoes, and kayaks,in addition to the required wearable lie preservers also shall carry one U.S. CoastGuard-approved ype IV throwable device.

ypes o Devices:

ype I Ofshore Lie Jacket Tis is designed to turn aperson who is unconscious in the water to a vertical or slightlybackward position.

ype II Near Shore Buoyant Vest Tis is designed to turn aperson who is unconscious in the water to a vertical or slightlybackward position.

ype III Flotation Aid Tis is designed to keep a personwho is conscious in the water in a vertical or slightly backwardposition. It has less turning ability than ype II and is designedor water activities, such as skiing.

ype IV Trowable Device Tis is designed to bethrown to a person in the water.

ype V Special Use Device Tis is designed only orspecic activities. Check label or limits o use. Varietiesinclude board sailing vests, deck suits, work vests, hybridpersonal fotation devices, and others.

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SAFETY

DIVERS FLAGTe divers fag must be displayed in Nebraska whenever diving orunderwater-powered spear shing to give air warning to boaterso a diver in the area.

Also:Scuba divers are reminded to display the divers fag and staywithin 150 eet o their fag.Divers may not dive within 200 eet o the outer limits o anydesignated swimming area, boat mooring, docking, or launching area.Boaters must maintain a distance o 150 eet rom a divers fag,

except law enorcement boats, rescue boats and boats engaged inthe diving operations.

ORANGE FLAGWhenever a water skier/tuber, suroarder or any person engagedin a similar activity or associated equipment, is down in the waterthe operator or observer o the tow boat must display a hunterorange fag o a size not less than 12 inches square or at least 144

square inches. Tis fag must be visible 360 degrees.

REPORTING ACCIDENTS It shall be the duty o the operator o a vessel involved in a collision,

accident or other casualty to give his name, address and the identicationo his vessel in writing to any person injured and to the owner o anyproperty damaged.

Te operator o every vessel involved in a boating accident is requiredto le a written report whenever a boating accident results in loss o lie,disappearance o a person, loss o consciousness, medical treatment,disability or more than 24 hours, or property damage in excess o $500.Reports in death, disappearance and injury cases must be made within

48 hours; reports o other cases are required within ve days. Writtenreports shall be submitted to the Game and Parks. Report orms may bedownloaded at OutdoorNebraska.org.

Te owner o a vessel shall be liable or any injury or damage caused bythe negligent operation o any powered vessel. Te owner shall not beliable i the vessel is being used without the consent o the owner unlessthe operator is a member o his immediate amily.

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UNSAFE VESSELS No overloaded vessels shall be operated on Nebraska waters. All vessels

when loaded must retain at least one hal o the total depth o the boatabove the water when measured at the center o the vessel and must meetthe requirement o the manuacturers capacity plate.

I any conservation ocer or other law enorcement ocial o Nebraskasees a vessel being operated without the proper equipment or with anyother unsae condition, he or she may direct the operator to correct thesituation immediately or return to mooring until the hazard is corrected.

RULES

UNIFORM STATE WATERWAY MARKERS

Orange and white diamond shape with cross meansBoats Keep Out.

Orange and white diamond shape warns oDanger.

Orange and white circle marks Controlled Area as indicatedwithin circle.

Orange and white square or rectangle gives Inormation, Names,Distances and Permitted Activities.

CHANNEL BUOYS/LATERAL SYSTEM (FOUND ON THE MISSOURI RIVER)Always pass between a green buoy and its companion red buoy.

When Headed Upstream Keep red buoys to your right andgreen buoys to your le.

When Headed Downstream Keep green buoys to yourright and red buoys to your le.

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RIGHT OF WAYAudible Signals When two vessels are approaching each other head on ornearly so, each operator shall swing the bow o his motorboat to the starboard topass. Each operator shall give one short blast o the whistle and indicate his courseby swinging the bow o his motorboat substantially to starboard. Unnecessarysounding o whistles, horns, bells, or other sound producing devices is prohibited.

Maneuvering and Warning Signals: Overtaking on the starboard side 1 short* blast Overtaking on the port side 2 short blasts Backing up 3 short blasts Danger 5 or more short blasts

* A short blast is approximately one second.

NAVIGATION RULESVessel trac shall be governed by the ollowing rules:

When passing rom rear pass to other vessels port. When passing head on pass port to port. When passing at right angles vessel at right has right o way. Manually propelled vessels have the right o way over all other vessels. Sailboats have the right o way over all motor driven vessels. Motorboats, when meeting or overtaking sailboats, shall always pass on

the leeward side. Any vessel backing rom a landing has the right o way over incoming

vessels.

UNLAWFUL PRACTICESIt is unlawul to:

operate or give permission or the operation o a vessel that is notequipped as required. exceed the speeds posted or charted in any specic zone or area. Speed

always must be reasonable and proper in consideration o the conditionsprevailing at that time and place.

travel at speeds exceeding 5 mph/no excessive wake limit in or within 30yards o any vessel, harbor, marina, landing pier, shing pier, anchorage,or bathing beach.

operate a personal watercra between sunset and sunrise. operate any vessel within any area marked o or set aside as prohibited. swim or bathe in any marinas or within 20 yards o launching, mooring

or docking areas. tie o any vessel or attach one to any buoy, marker or navigational aid on

any waters in this state. place or leave, in any public waters, any vessel not sae or operation.

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allow any child under 13 years o age aboard any vessel when not wearinga U.S. Coast Guard approved lie preserver, o suitable size, except whenhunting waterowl in an anchored boat. Te operator shall be heldresponsible or compliance.

operate a personal watercra without wearing a lanyard type enginecuto switch.

operate or be a passenger on a personal watercra without wearing aCoast Guard approved lie jacket, regardless o age.

jump a wake with a motorized vessel within 50 yards o another cra. jump the wake o any boat that is towing a skier, tuber, wakeboarder, etc. or any boat operator, including personal watercra, under 16 years o age

to tow a skier, tuber, wakeboarder, etc.

BOATING UNDER THE INFLUENCEIt is unlawul to operate a motorboat with a blood alcohol content o .08 percentor greater. Doing so constitutes Boating Under the Infuence (BUI), which carriesa penalty o up to $1,000 ne, up to six months in jail and the loss o boatingprivileges or six months. Reusal to submit to a chemical blood alcohol test willresult in the same penalties as BUI.

OTHER INFORMATION

RENTALSOwners o motorboats or rent shall keep a record o the name and address opersons renting vessels designated or permitted by him to be propelled by anymechanical device. Te record, including boat identication number, departuredate and time and expected time o return, shall be preserved or at least sixmonths. Rental motorboats shall include all equipment prescribed by law orthat class o boat. It shall be unlawul or any motorboat livery to lease to anyoneunder the age o 18 years.

SANITATIONEvery vessel with an installed toilet must have an operable U.S. Coast Guardcertied marine sanitation device (MSD) ype I, II or III.

Also:

I equipped with a Y valve, the valve must be secured by a padlock,nonreleasable wire tie or removal o the handle, so the valve cant beused either accidentally or intentionally without the owner/operatorsknowledge.

No wastes or container o such wastes shall be placed, le or dischargedinto or near any waters o this state.

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WATER SKIINGObserver All vessels, when pulling a person on skis, suroards or similardevices and not equipped with a wide-angle rear view mirror, must have aresponsible person age 12 or older as an observer in the vessel with the operator.

Liesaving Devices It is unlawul or any boat operator to tow or assist any

person on skis, suroards or similar devices or or any skier to manipulatewater skis or similar devices unless the skier is wearing a lie jacket that is ingood condition and U.S. Coast Guard approved. Te exception is during state-authorized regattas and similar ski and water shows. All lines, when not in use,must be stowed aboard the towing vessel.

Skiing Hours It is unlawul to tow or assist a person on water skis, aquaplane

or similar device rom the period o one-hal hour aer sunset to one-hal hourbeore sunrise unless in duly authorized competition.

REGATTAS AND RACES Game and Parks authorization must be obtained or all regattas,

motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments orexhibitions on any waters o this state. Also:

Te person in charge o such event shall obtain permission by ling an

application with Game and Parks at least 30 days beore the event. Teapplication should indicate the date, time and location o the event.

For events to be held on navigable waters, it is necessary to give at least 30days notice as permission must be cleared with the U.S. Coast Guard.

Motorboats competing in special events may use cutouts during a periodnot to exceed 48 hours immediately preceding such regatta or race and aperiod not to exceed 48 hours immediately ollowing such event.

Motorboats do not have to carry bells, whistles or re extinguishers whileracing. Forms may be downloaded rom OutdoorNebraska.org.

AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIESAquatic nuisance species (ANS) are dicult to control once they becomeestablished. ANS are moved to new areas as unwanted hitchhikers on boats andtrailers, on personal watercra or on sporting equipment. Tere are a ew simple

actions to prevent ANS rom spreading. Inspect your boat, trailer and equipment and remove visible aquatic

plants, animals and mud beore leaving the water access. Drain water rom your boat, motor, bilge, live wells, and bait containers

beore leaving the water access. Report new sightings to Game and Parks. Dispose o unwanted bait and other animals or aquatic plants in the trash.

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Spray, rinse or dry boats and recreational equipment to remove or killspecies that were not visible when leaving a body o water and beoretransporting to another body o water.

Consult Game and Parks beore trying to control an invasive species.

FOR MORE INFORMAION:

Nebraska Invasive Species Projecthttp://snr.unl.edu/invasivesNational Invasive Species Hotline877-786-7267

BOATING WATERS

OPEN WATERSLakes designated as open waters are open to all boats, subject to restrictions.

Also: It always shall be unlawul or any operator to exceed the speed posted or

charted in any specic zone or area. Speed always must be reasonable and proper in consideration o the

conditions prevailing at the time and place. Speeds in excess o 5 mph are illegal at all times in or within 30 yards o

any vessel, harbor marina, landing pier, shing pier, anchorage or bathingbeach.

All U.S. Fish and Wildlie Service Waterowl Production Areas aredesignated as open waters, with a 5 mph/no wake restriction. No airboatsare allowed.

Te waters, with the county o location in parenthesis, are:

Basssway Strip WMA (Bualo)*Beaver Lake (Cherry)Big Alkali Lake (Cherry)Blue Hole WMA (Bualo)*Bluestem Lake (Lancaster)Box Butte Reservoir (Dawes)

Branched Oak Lake (Lancaster)Bridgeport SRA (Bridgeport, Morrill)Buckskin Hills WMA (Dixon)*Buehead WMA (Bualo)*Burchard Lake (Pawnee)*Calamus Reservoir (Gareld, Loup)

Caliornia Bend State Wildlie Reuge(Washington)*Chalkrock Lake WMA (Cedar)*Clear Lake (Brown)*Conestoga Lake (Lancaster)Coot Shallows WMA (Bualo)*

Cottonmill Lake (Bualo)*Cottontail Lake (Lancaster)*Cottonwood Lake (Cherry)Cottowood-Steverson LakeWMA(Cherry)*Cozad WMA (Dawson)*

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Cresent Lake WMA (Garden)*DeSoto NWR Lake (Washington)*Dogwood WMA (Dawson)*East Gothenburg WMA (Dawson)*Elwood Reservoir (Gosper)*Enders Reservoir (Chase)

Fremont Lakes SRA (Dodge)Frye Lake WMA (Grant)*Gallager Canyon Reservoir (Dawson)*Goose Lake (Holt)*Grand Island Eagle Scout Lake (Hall)*Grove Lake (Antelope)*Hamburg Bend (Otoe)*

Harlan County Reservoir (Harlan)Hedgeeld Lake WMA (Lancaster)*Holdrege North Park Lake (Phelps)*Home Valley Lake WMA (Cherry)*Iron Horse rail Lake (Pawnee)*Jerey Canyon Reservoir (Lincoln)Johnson Lake (Gosper)Kearney WMA Kea Lake (Bualo)*

Lake Babcock (Platte)*Lake Ericson (Wheeler)*Lake Hastings (Adams)Lake McConaughy (Keith)Lake Minatare (Scotts Blu)Lake North (Platte)Lake Ogallala (Keith)*

Lewis and Clark SRA (Cedar, Knox)Liberty Cove Reservoir (Webster)*Long Lake (Brown)*Lake Maloney (Lincoln)Maskenthine Lake (Stanton)*Meadowlark Lake (Seward)*Medicine Creek Reservoir (Frontier)Merritt Reservoir (Cherry)

Midway Lake (Dawson)Olive Creek Lake (Lancaster)*Oliver Reservoir (Kimball)Pawnee Lake (Lancaster)

Phillips Canyon Reservoir (Gosper)Pibel SRA (Wheeler)*Plum Creek Reservoir (Dawson)Powder Creek Reservoir (Dawson)Public Power and Irrigation Canals*Randall W. Schilling WMA (Cass)

Rat Lake (Cherry)*Red Fox WMA (Stanton)*Red Willow Reservoir (Frontier)Riverside Lakes (Douglas)Rockord Lake (Gage)Sandy Channel SRA (Bualo, Phelps)*Shell Lake (Cherry)*

Sherman Reservoir (Sherman)Smith Lake (Sheridan)*South Pine WMA (Brown)*Spalding Lake (Greeley)*Stagecoach Lake (Lancaster)*Summit Lake (Burt)*Sutherland Reservoir (Lincoln)Swan Lake (Holt)*

Swanson Reservoir (Hitchcock)imber Point Lake (Butler)*obacco Island WMA (Cass)win Lakes (Rock)*win Lakes WMA (Seward)Wagon rain Lake (Lancaster)*Walgren SRA (Sheridan)*

Walnut Creek Reservoir (Sarpy)*Wildwood Lake WMA (Lancaster)*Willow Creek Reservoir (Pierce)Willow Lake B.C. WMA (Brown)*Wirth Brothers Lake (Johnson)*Yankee Hill Lake WMA (Lancaster)*

NOE: Carter Lake East leg is posted

as a no wake zone.

*5 mph/No Wake

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RESTRICTED OPEN WATERSTe ollowing is a list o waters open to nonpowered vessels and those poweredwith conventional outboard electric motors only, except as posted and exceptGame and Parks employees engaged in law enorcement and managementactivities.

Te waters, with the county o location in parenthesis, are:

Alexandria SRA (Jeerson)Ansley City Lake (Custer)Arnold SRA (Custer)Arrowhead WMA (Gage)Atkinson SRA (Holt)Birdwood WMA (Lincoln)

Bowman SRA (Sherman)Brady Interchange WMA (Lincoln)Carter P. Johnson Lake (Sioux)Champion SRA (Chase)Cheyenne SRA (Hall)Cornhusker WMA (Hall)Cottonwood or Lake Yankton (Knox)

Crystal Lake SRA (Adams)Cub Creek Lake (Keya Paha)Darr WMA (Dawson)Dead imber SRA (Dodge)Diamond Lake WMA (Gage)East Hershey WMA (Lincoln)East Odessa WMA (Bualo)East Sutherland WMA (Lincoln)

Farwell South Reservoir (Howard)Fort Kearny SRA (Kearney)Fremont Slough WMA (Lincoln)Fremont SRA, lakes 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, and 19 (Dodge)Gracie Creek rout Pond (Gareld)Hayes Center WMA (Hayes)

Hershey WMA (Lincoln)Kea West WMA (Bualo)Killdeer WMA (Lancaster)

Kissinger WMA (Clay)L. E. Ray Lake (Hall)Louisville SRA (Cass)Memphis SRA (Saunders)Mormon Island SRA (Hall)North Loup SRA (Howard)

Pintail WMA (Hamilton)Pressey WMA (Custer)Qwest Lake (Cass)Ravenna SRA (Bualo)Rock Creek SRA (Dundy)SacramentoWilcox WMA (Phelps)Swan Creek WMA (Saline)

eal WMA (Lancaster)wo Rivers SRA lakes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7(Douglas)Union Pacic SRA (Bualo)Valentine NWR Lakes (Cherry)Verdon SRA (Richardson)War Axe SRA (Bualo)West Brady WMA (Lincoln)

West Cozad WMA (Dawson)West Elm Creek WMA (Bualo)West Gothenburg WMA (Lincoln)West Hershey WMA (Lincoln)West Maxwell WMA (Lincoln)West Wood River WMA (Hall)Willow Island WMA Lake (Dawson)

Wilson Creek WMA (Otoe)Windmill SRA (Bualo)Winters Creek Lake (Scotts Blu)

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WATERS CLOSED TO MOTORBOATSTe ollowing is a list o waters closed to all motorboats, except Game and Parksemployees engaged in law enorcement and management activities, with thecounty o location in parenthesis:

Bader Memorial Lakes (Merrick)

Chadron State Park (Dawes)Keller Park SRA (Brown)Niobrara State Park (Knox)Victoria Springs SRA (Custer)

WATERS CLOSED TO ALL BOATSTe ollowing is a list o waters closed to all boats, except Game and Parksemployees engaged in law enorcement and management activities, with thecounty o location in parenthesis.

Baright Lake (Cass)Boyer Chute National Wildlie Reuge (Washington)Calamus Reservoir (Gareld) water control channels closedJenny Newman Lake (Cass)wo Rivers SRA, Lake No. 5 (Douglas)

All designated swim areas

NOE: All state sh hatchery areas are closed to all boats unless otherwiseauthorized by Game and Parks.

STATE WILDLIFE REFUGESIt is unlawul to operate a motorboat Oct. 15 through Jan. 15 o each year on theollowing state wildlie reuges:

Garden County Reuge, North Platte RiverLincoln County Reuge, North Platte RiverDodge-Saunders County Reuge, Platte RiverBoyd-Holt County Reuge, Niobrara RiverLake Babcock, Platte County, closed to all vessels during the open waterowl season

Enjoy Boating the Safe WayTake a Safe Boating Course fromthe U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliaryor the U.S. Power Squadron.

Call 402-451-7083 or 402-689-5715

or visit cgaux.org or usps.org for more information.

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NONPUBLIC LAKE ASSOCIATIONSAll state boating laws apply. For additional inormation, contact the localnonpublic lake associations or special rules and regulations that apply.

Te ollowing is a list o waters governed by nonpublic lake associations, withcounty o location in parenthesis:

Beaver Lake (Cass)Bucktail Lake (Merrick)Capitol Beach Lake (Lancaster)Ginger Woods (Douglas)Hansons Lake No. 2 (Sarpy)Hansons Lake No. 3 (Sarpy)Hawaiian Village (Sarpy)

Heron Point Lake (Merrick)Lake Oconee Estates (Platte)Lake Socorro (Colax)Legges Lake (Dodge)Leisure Lake (Dodge)Middle Island Lake (Cass)Morningstar Lake (Merrick)

North Lake (Cass)Pine Lake (Lancaster)Sacks Lake (York)Summer Haven (Dodge)Sundance Lake (Merrick)Ventura Lake (Dodge)Villa Springs (Sarpy)

Waconda Lake (Cass)Wagner Lake (Platte)Whitetail Lake (Platte)Willers Cove (Stanton)Willow Bend (Hamilton)Wol Lake (Saunders)Woodcli Lakes (Saunders)

Any program that receives ederal unding rom the National Park Service, or the United States Fish andWildlie Service prohibits unlawul discrimination on the basis o race, color, religion, age, gender, maritalstatus, national origin, age, disability or political aliation. Any person who believes he or she has beendiscriminated against in any program, activity, acility, or service, should contact the Nebraska Game andParks Commission, Lincoln, NE 402-471-0641, the Equal Opportunity Commission, Lincoln, NE 402-471-2024, Y/DD 402-471-4693; United States Fish Wildlie Service, Civil Rights Coordinator, 4401 N. FairaxDrive, Arlington, VA 22203; Director, Equal Opportunity Program, U.S. Department o Interior, NationalPark Service, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Code 0008, Washington, D.C. 20240-0001.

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this Silent KillerCarbon monoxide can

collect within, alongsideor behind a boat in

minutes in avariety of ways.

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