15A NCAC 10F .0307       CATAWBA, IREDELL, LINCOLN, AND MECKLENBURG COUNTIES

(a)  Regulated Area. This Rule shall apply to Lake Norman in Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, and Mecklenburg counties:

(1)           within 50 yards of the shoreline at Jetton Park in Mecklenburg County, from a point on the west side of the park at 35.47082 N, 80.90427 W, south and around the point at 35.46703 N, 80.90360 W, then northeast to a point at 35.47262 N, 80.89727 W;

(2)           Bluff Point Cove in Cornelius shore to shore, east of a line from a point 50 yards west of the south shore of the cove mouth at 35.45327 N, 80.89520 W to a point 50 yards west of the north shore of the cove mouth at 35.45487 N, 80.89440 W; and

(3)           the cove immediately north of the inlet of Hager Creek in Iredell County, north of a line from a point on the north shore at 35.55760 N, 80.94730 W southwest to a point on the island at the inlet of Hager Creek at 35.55695 N, 80.94971 W, and east of a line from the same point on the island northwest to a point on the north shore at 35.55754 N, 80.95029 W.

(b)  Speed Limit. No person shall operate a vessel at greater than no wake speed within the regulated areas described in Paragraph (a) of this Rule and as set forth in G.S. 75A-14.1.

(c)  Placement and Maintenance of Markers. The Lake Norman Marine Commission shall be the designated agency for placement and maintenance of navigational aids and regulatory markers on the waters of Lake Norman.

(d)  Vessel Liveries. Vessel liveries, as used in G.S. 75A-8, operating on Lake Norman shall conduct the following activities with each vessel renter prior to relinquishing control of the vessel:

(1)           a pre-rental vessel inspection to ensure that safety equipment required by Rule .0201 of this Subchapter is on board and accessible; and

(2)           provide and review instruction on safe operation of the vessel rented including review of navigation rules in G.S. 75A-6.1, operating restrictions in G.S. 75A-10, an electronic or waterproof navigational map of Lake Norman, and the U.S. Coast Guard's U.S. Aids to Navigation System pamphlet.

Both parties shall sign and date documentation verifying adherence to these requirements on the date the rental begins. The vessel livery shall maintain a copy of this documentation for a period of two years from the date of rental which shall be made available to law enforcement officers upon request. The vessel renter shall have a copy of the documentation on the vessel and available for law enforcement upon demand during the term of the rental.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 75A‑3; 75A‑15;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1998; October 1, 1992; May 1, 1989; March 25, 1978;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2019; October 1, 2018;

Temporary Amendment Eff. March 7, 2025;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2026.