§ 13-18. Regulations on vessels.
(a)
Adoption of regulations. Pursuant to the authority F.S. § 327.65(2)(a), Marion County imposes the following noise pollution and exhaust regulations on vessels.
(1)
No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any vessel on the waters of Marion County in such a manner as to exceed the following sound level at a distance of fifty (50) feet from the vessel: for all vessels, a maximum sound level of ninety (90) dBA.
(2)
Any person who refuses to submit to a sound level test when requested to do so by a law enforcement officer is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in F.S. § 775.082 or § 775.083.
(b)
Definitions. The following words and phrases, when used in this section shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in this subsection.
(1)
dBA means the composite abbreviation for the A-weighted sound level and the unit of sound level, the decibel.
(2)
Sound level means the A-weighted sound pressure level measured with fast response using an instrument complying with the specification for sound level meters of the American National Standards Institute, Inc., or its successor bodies, except that only a weighting and fast dynamic response need be provided.
(c)
Enforcement and penalties. This section shall be enforced pursuant to F.S. §§ 327.70 through 327.74, as the same may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. No. 02-31, §§ 1—3, 12-3-2002; Ord. No. 15-08, § 1, 6-16-2015)