N.J. Admin. Code § 13:82-3.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:82-3.6 - Paulinskill Lake, Sussex County

(a) Waterskiing shall be permitted on Paulinskill Lake only within the designated ski course, as described below.

1. The skiing course shall have designated start and stop areas at both the eastern end of the lake and at the western end of the lake. Skiers shall have the option of starting and stopping in either of those areas. The western start and stop area shall be approximately 1,200 feet east of the most easterly corner of Beach No. 2. The eastern start and stop area shall be approximately 1,000 feet west of the County Road 622 bridge. There shall be two designated turning areas. The western end turning area shall be approximately 2,000 feet east of the most easterly corner of Beach No. 2. The eastern end turning area shall be approximately 1,700 feet west of the County Road 622 bridge.

2. The ski course described at (a)1 above, including the start, stop, and turning areas, shall be identified by marker buoys.

(b) Skiing hours are designated as follows:

1. Weekdays--10:00 A.M. to sunset;

2. Saturday, Sunday, and holidays--12:00 Noon to sunset.

(c) A skier shall begin the course at the designated start area and continue on the right hand side of the center line in a counterclockwise direction. When a skier has completed the course, he or she shall finish in the designated stop area.

(d) Turning shall be permitted only in the designated areas except when retrieving a fallen skier.

(e) A boat with a skier just starting the course shall yield the right of way to a boat and skier turning to repeat the course.

(f) A boat with a skier may continue around the ski course as many times as desired, turning in the designated areas.

(g) When more than one boat is on the ski course at the same time, each boat shall maintain a distance of at least 1,000 feet between itself and the boat in front of it.

(h) No boat shall pass a boat with a fallen skier unless signaled to do so by an occupant of that boat.

(i) The luminous painted barrel designating the starting and/or finishing point at the eastern or western boundary of the course and the luminous painted barrel designating the turning point at the western boundary of the course will be removed from the lake during the hours between sunset and sunrise. This requirement may be eliminated if a blinking amber light is mounted on the barrels.

(j) Barefoot skiing, kite flying, parasailing, and ski jumping are prohibited, except for specific practices, shows, and exhibitions.

(k) The use of the most easterly beach will be allowed as a take-off point and return point between the hours of 9:30 A.M. and 10:30 A.M. for a ski school or training class, as a practice area.

(l) The Commission shall, upon application, waive any one or more of the above requirements for specific shows, practices, and exhibitions, provided it finds the event to be consistent with the interest of boating safety.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:82-3.6

Amended by R.1999 d.127, effective 4/19/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 113(a), 31 N.J.R. 1069(a).
In (i)1i, substituted a reference to 6:00 P.M. for a reference to 6:00 A.M.
Amended by R.2012 d.171, effective 10/15/2012.
See: 44 N.J.R. 141(b), 44 N.J.R. 2378(a).
Rewrote (a)1; in (a)2, inserted a comma following "stop" and substituted "shall" for "will"; in (c), inserted the last sentence; deleted former (i) and (j); recodified former (k) through (m) as (i) through (k); in (j), substituted "parasailing," for "parasail" and "practices, shows, and exhibitions" for "exhibitions requiring a permit from the State of New Jersey as provided by law"; and added new ( l).

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 2137(a), effective 10/2/2023