Ariz. Admin. Code § 12-4-517

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R12-4-517 - Watercraft Motor and Engine Restrictions

A. A person operating a motorized watercraft on the following waters shall only use an electric motor not exceeding 10 manufacturer-rated horsepower:

1. Ackre Lake

2. Bear Canyon Lake

3. Bunch Reservoir

4. Carnero Lake

5. Chaparral Park Lake

6. Cluff Ponds

7. Coconino Reservoir

8. Coors Lake

9. Dankworth Pond

10. Dogtown Reservoir

11. Fortuna Lake

12. Goldwater Lake

13. Granite Basin Lake

14. Horsethief Basin Lake

15. Hulsey Lake

16. J.D. Dam Lake

17. Knoll Lake

18. Lee Valley Lake

19. McKellips Park Lake

20. Pratt Lake

21. Quigley Lake

22. Redondo Lake

23. Riggs Flat Lake

24. Roper Lake

25. Santa Fe Lake

26. Scott's Reservoir

27. Sierra Blanca Lake

28. Soldier Lake (in Coconino County)

29. Stehr Lake

30. Stoneman Lake

31. Tunnel Reservoir

32. Whitehorse Lake

33. Willow Valley Lake

34. Woodland Reservoir

35. Woods Canyon Lake

B. A person operating a motorized watercraft on the following waters shall use only a single electric motor or single gasoline engine not exceeding 10 manufacturer-rated horsepower:

1. Arivaca Lake

2. Ashurst Lake

3. Becker Lake

4. Big Lake

5. Black Canyon Lake

6. Blue Ridge Reservoir

7. Cataract Lake

8. Chevelon Canyon Lake

9. Cholla Lake Hot Pond

10. Concho Lake

11. Crescent Lake

12. Fool Hollow Lake

13. Kaibab Lake

14. Kinnikinick Lake

15. Little Mormon Lake

16. Lower Lake Mary

17. Luna Lake

18. Lynx Lake

19. Marshall Lake

20. Mexican Hay Lake

21. Nelson Reservoir

22. Parker Canyon Lake

23. Pena Blanca Lake

24. Rainbow Lake

25. River Reservoir

26. Show Low Lake

27. Whipple Lake

28. White Mountain Lake (in Apache County)

29. Willow Springs Lake

C. A person shall not operate a watercraft on Frye Mesa Reservoir, Rose Canyon Lake, or Snow Flat Lake, except as authorized under subsection (D).

D. A person who possesses a valid use permit issued by the U.S. Forest Service may operate a non-motorized watercraft only on Rose Canyon Lake on any Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday during June and July from 9 30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time Zone. This subsection does not exempt the person from complying with all applicable requirements imposed by federal or state laws, rules, regulations, or orders.

E. This Section does not apply to watercraft of governmental agencies or to Department-approved emergency standby watercraft operated by lake concessionaires if operating to address public safety or public welfare.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-4-517

Amended as an emergency effective April 10, 1975 (Supp. 75-1). Amended effective May 3, 1976 (Supp. 76-3). Amended as an emergency effective July 9, 1976 (Supp. 76-4). Amended effective June 4, 1979 (Supp. 79-3). Former Section R12-4-89 renumbered as Section R12-4-517without change effective August 13, 1981 (Supp. 81-4). Amended subsections (A) and (C) effective December 17, 1981 (Supp. 81-6). Amended effective December 28, 1982 (Supp. 82-6). Amended subsections (A) through (C) effective December 4, 1984 (Supp. 84-6). Amended effective November 7, 1996 (Supp. 96-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 3025, effective July 10, 2002 (Supp. 02-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 4511, effective February 2, 2008 (Supp. 07-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 17 A.A.R. 1189, effective May 24, 2011 (Supp. 11-2). Subsection (A)(9) corrected clerical error (Supp. 11-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 1719, effective 8/5/2017.