Title 301 | Chapter 001 | Regulation 015
301 KAR 1:015.Boat and motor restrictions.
Section 1.
Definition. "Idle speed" means the slowest possible speed at which maneuverability can be maintained.Section 2.
(1)
On a lake established in subsection (2) of this section, a person shall not operate a:(a)
House boat;(b)
Monohull boat with a center-line length exceeding twenty-two (22) feet; or(c)
Pontoon boat with a float or decking exceeding twenty-two (22) feet, except on:1.
Guist Creek Lake, where a pontoon boat with a float or decking up to twenty-four (24) feet or a monohull boat with a center-line length up to twenty-four (24) feet and seating for at least eight (8) passengers may be operated; or2.
A lake established in clauses a. through c. of this subparagraph, where a pontoon boat with a float or decking up to thirty (30) feet or a monohull boat with a center-line length up to twenty-four (24) feet and seating for at least eight (8) passengers may be operated:a.
Cedar Creek Lake;b.
Lake Beshear; orc.
Lake Malone.(2)
List of lakes:(a)
Ballard WMA lakes, Ballard County;(b)
Beaver Creek Lake, Anderson County;(c)
Bert Combs Lake, Clay County;(d)
Boatwright WMA lakes, Ballard County;(e)
Boltz Lake, Grant County;(f)
Briggs Lake, Logan County;(g)
Bullock Pen Lake, Grant County;(h)
Carnico Lake, Nicholas County;(i)
Carpenter Lake, Daviess County;(j)
Carter Caves Lake, Carter County;(k)
Cedar Creek Lake, Lincoln County;(l)
Corinth Lake, Grant County;(m)
Dennie Gooch Lake, Pulaski County;(n)
Elmer Davis Lake, Owen County;(o)
Fishpond Lake, Letcher County;(p)
Goose Lake, Muhlenberg County;(q)
Greenbo Lake, Greenup County;(r)
Guist Creek Lake, Shelby County;(s)
Island Lake, Ohio County;(t)
Kentucky River WMA, Boone Tract lakes, Henry County;(u)
Kincaid Lake, Pendleton County;(v)
Kingdom Come Lake, Harlan County;(w)
Kingfisher lakes, Daviess County;(x)
Lake Beshear, Caldwell County;(y)
Lake Chumley, Lincoln County;(z)
Lake Malone, Muhlenberg County;(aa)
Lake Mauzy, Union County;(bb)
Lake Reba, Madison County;(cc)
Lake Washburn, Ohio County;(dd)
Lebanon City Lake, Marion County;(ee)
Lincoln Homestead Lake, Washington County;(ff)
Marion County Lake, Marion County;(gg)
Martin County Lake, Martin County;(hh)
McNeely Lake, Jefferson County;(ii)
Metcalfe County Lake, Metcalfe County;(jj)
Pan Bowl Lake, Breathitt County;(kk)
Pikeville City Lake, Pike County;(ll)
Shanty Hollow Lake, Warren County;(mm)
South Lake, Ohio County;(nn)
Spurlington Lake, Taylor County; or(oo)
Wilgreen Lake, Madison County.(3)
Length restrictions in this section shall not apply to a canoe.(4)
A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on Cedar Creek Lake, as established in KRS 235.010(4).Section 3.
(1)
A person shall not operate a boat:(a)
Motor without an underwater exhaust; or(b)
Faster than idle speed while passing a boat with an occupant actively engaged in fishing, except in a designated skiing zone.(2)
The requirements established in subsection (1) of this section shall apply on:(a)
Beaver Lake, Anderson County;(b)
Boltz Lake, Grant County;(c)
Bullock Pen Lake, Grant County;(d)
Carnico Lake, Nicholas County;(e)
Cedar Creek Lake; Lincoln County;(f)
Corinth Lake, Grant County;(g)
Elmer Davis Lake, Owen County;(h)
Greenbo Lake, Owen County;(i)
Guist Creek Lake, Shelby County;(j)
Kincaid Lake, Pendleton County;(k)
Lake Beshear, Caldwell County;(l)
Lake Malone, Muhlenberg County;(m)
Pan Bowl Lake, Breathitt County;(n)
Shanty Hollow Lake, Warren County;(o)
Swan Lake, Ballard County; and(p)
Wilgreen Lake, Madison County.Section 4.
A person shall not operate an electric or an internal combustion boat motor on:(1)
Dennie Gooch Lake, Pulaski County;(2)
Kingdom Come Lake, Harlan County; or(3)
Lake Chumley, Lincoln County.Section 5.
A person shall not operate an internal combustion boat motor and shall only be allowed to use an electric trolling motor on:(1)
Bert Combs Lake, Clay County;(2)
Briggs Lake, Logan County;(3)
Carpenter Lake, Daviess County;(4)
Carter Caves Lake, Carter County;(5)
Fishpond Lake, Letcher County;(6)
Kentucky River WMA, Boone Tract lakes, excluding Benjy Kinman Lake, Henry County;(7)
Kingfisher Lake, Daviess County;(8)
Lake Mauzy, Union County;(9)
Lake Reba, Madison County;(10)
Lake Washburn, Ohio County;(11)
Lebanon City Lake, Marion County;(12)
Lincoln Homestead Lake, Washington County;(13)
Marion County Lake, Marion County;(14)
Martin County Lake, Martin County;(15)
McNeely Lake, Jefferson County;(16)
Metcalfe County Lake, Metcalfe County;(17)
Mill Creek Lake, Wolfe County;(18)
Pikeville City Lake, Pike County; or(19)
Spurlington Lake, Taylor County.Section 6.
A person shall not operate a motorboat faster than idle speed on:(1)
Ballard WMA lakes, Ballard County;(2)
Benjy Kinman Lake at Kentucky River WMA, Henry County;(3)
Beulah Lake, Jackson County;(4)
Boatwright WMA lakes, Ballard County;(5)
Carnico Lake, Nicholas County;(6)
Goose Lake, Muhlenberg County;(7)
Greenbo Lake, Greenup County;(8)
Island Lake, Ohio County;(9)
South Lake, Ohio County;(10)
Pan Bowl Lake, Breathitt County; or(11)
Wilgreen Lake, Madison County.Section 7.
A person operating a boat motor greater than ten (10) horsepower shall not exceed idle speed on:(1)
Beaver Lake, Anderson County;(2)
Boltz Lake, Grant County;(3)
Bullock Pen Lake, Grant County:(4)
Corinth Lake, Grant County;(5)
Elmer Davis Lake, Owen County;(6)
Herb Smith-Cranks Creek Lake, Harlan County;(7)
Kincaid Lake, Pendleton County;(8)
Martins Fork Lake, Harlan County; or(9)
Shanty Hollow Lake, Warren County.HISTORY: (KFWR-F-SLI-1; 1 Ky.R. 148; eff. 12-11-1974; 2 Ky.R. 173; eff. 11-12-1975; 3 Ky.R. 152; eff. 9-1-1976; 5 Ky.R. 595; eff. 3-7-1979; 6 Ky.R. 185; 383; eff. 1-2-1980; 7 Ky.R. 780; eff. 5-6-1981; 9 Ky.R. 495; eff. 11-3-1982; 10 Ky.R. 902; eff. 2-1-1984; 12 Ky.R. 501; eff. 12-10-1985; 1733; eff. 6-10-1986; 17 Ky.R. 1793; eff. 12-19-1990; 18 Ky.R. 735; eff. 10-22-1991; 19 Ky.R. 451; eff. 9-23-92; 1835; eff. 4-7-1993; 21 Ky.R. 487; eff. 9-28-1994; 22 Ky.R. 308; 718; eff. 10-11-1995; 27 Ky.R. 200; 745; eff. 8-24-2000; 3327; eff. 8-15-2001; 28 Ky.R. 2409; 29 Ky.R. 100; eff. 7-15-2002; 784; eff. 11-13-2002; 1676; eff. 2-16-2003; 32 Ky.R. 304; eff. 10-12-2005; 32 Ky.R. 2079; 33 Ky.R. 85; eff. 7-12-2006; 34 Ky.R. 364; 724; eff. 10-9-2007; 36 Ky.R. 860; 1198; eff. 12-11-2009; 38 Ky.R. 303; eff.10-6-2011; 39 Ky.R. 830; eff. 1-4-2013; 39 Ky.R. 2199; 8-2-2013; 41 Ky.R. 1138; 1518; eff. 2-6-2015; 42 Ky.R. 511; 1147; eff. 11-6-2015; 43 Ky.R. 315; eff. 10-6-2016; 44 Ky.R. 1873, 2205; eff 5-4-2018; 45 Ky.R. 748; eff. 12-7-2018.)
301 KAR 1:015.Boat and motor restrictions.
Section 1.
Definition. "Idle speed" means the slowest possible speed at which maneuverability can be maintained.Section 2.
(1)
On a lake established in subsection (2) of this section, a person shall not operate a:(a)
House boat;(b)
Monohull boat with a center-line length exceeding twenty-two (22) feet; or(c)
Pontoon boat with a float or decking exceeding twenty-two (22) feet, except on:1.
Guist Creek Lake, where a pontoon boat with a float or decking up to twenty-four (24) feet or a monohull boat with a center-line length up to twenty-four (24) feet and seating for at least eight (8) passengers may be operated; or2.
A lake established in clauses a. through c. of this subparagraph, where a pontoon boat with a float or decking up to thirty (30) feet or a monohull boat with a center-line length up to twenty-four (24) feet and seating for at least eight (8) passengers may be operated:a.
Cedar Creek Lake;b.
Lake Beshear; orc.
Lake Malone.(2)
List of lakes:(a)
Ballard WMA lakes, Ballard County;(b)
Beaver Creek Lake, Anderson County;(c)
Bert Combs Lake, Clay County;(d)
Boatwright WMA lakes, Ballard County;(e)
Boltz Lake, Grant County;(f)
Briggs Lake, Logan County;(g)
Bullock Pen Lake, Grant County;(h)
Carnico Lake, Nicholas County;(i)
Carpenter Lake, Daviess County;(j)
Carter Caves Lake, Carter County;(k)
Cedar Creek Lake, Lincoln County;(l)
Corinth Lake, Grant County;(m)
Dennie Gooch Lake, Pulaski County;(n)
Elmer Davis Lake, Owen County;(o)
Fishpond Lake, Letcher County;(p)
Goose Lake, Muhlenberg County;(q)
Greenbo Lake, Greenup County;(r)
Guist Creek Lake, Shelby County;(s)
Island Lake, Ohio County;(t)
Kentucky River WMA, Boone Tract lakes, Henry County;(u)
Kincaid Lake, Pendleton County;(v)
Kingdom Come Lake, Harlan County;(w)
Kingfisher lakes, Daviess County;(x)
Lake Beshear, Caldwell County;(y)
Lake Chumley, Lincoln County;(z)
Lake Malone, Muhlenberg County;(aa)
Lake Mauzy, Union County;(bb)
Lake Reba, Madison County;(cc)
Lake Washburn, Ohio County;(dd)
Lebanon City Lake, Marion County;(ee)
Lincoln Homestead Lake, Washington County;(ff)
Marion County Lake, Marion County;(gg)
Martin County Lake, Martin County;(hh)
McNeely Lake, Jefferson County;(ii)
Metcalfe County Lake, Metcalfe County;(jj)
Pan Bowl Lake, Breathitt County;(kk)
Pikeville City Lake, Pike County;(ll)
Shanty Hollow Lake, Warren County;(mm)
South Lake, Ohio County;(nn)
Spurlington Lake, Taylor County; or(oo)
Wilgreen Lake, Madison County.(3)
Length restrictions in this section shall not apply to a canoe.(4)
A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on Cedar Creek Lake, as established in KRS 235.010(4).Section 3.
(1)
A person shall not operate a boat:(a)
Motor without an underwater exhaust; or(b)
Faster than idle speed while passing a boat with an occupant actively engaged in fishing, except in a designated skiing zone.(2)
The requirements established in subsection (1) of this section shall apply on:(a)
Beaver Lake, Anderson County;(b)
Boltz Lake, Grant County;(c)
Bullock Pen Lake, Grant County;(d)
Carnico Lake, Nicholas County;(e)
Cedar Creek Lake; Lincoln County;(f)
Corinth Lake, Grant County;(g)
Elmer Davis Lake, Owen County;(h)
Greenbo Lake, Owen County;(i)
Guist Creek Lake, Shelby County;(j)
Kincaid Lake, Pendleton County;(k)
Lake Beshear, Caldwell County;(l)
Lake Malone, Muhlenberg County;(m)
Pan Bowl Lake, Breathitt County;(n)
Shanty Hollow Lake, Warren County;(o)
Swan Lake, Ballard County; and(p)
Wilgreen Lake, Madison County.Section 4.
A person shall not operate an electric or an internal combustion boat motor on:(1)
Dennie Gooch Lake, Pulaski County;(2)
Kingdom Come Lake, Harlan County; or(3)
Lake Chumley, Lincoln County.Section 5.
A person shall not operate an internal combustion boat motor and shall only be allowed to use an electric trolling motor on:(1)
Bert Combs Lake, Clay County;(2)
Briggs Lake, Logan County;(3)
Carpenter Lake, Daviess County;(4)
Carter Caves Lake, Carter County;(5)
Fishpond Lake, Letcher County;(6)
Kentucky River WMA, Boone Tract lakes, excluding Benjy Kinman Lake, Henry County;(7)
Kingfisher Lake, Daviess County;(8)
Lake Mauzy, Union County;(9)
Lake Reba, Madison County;(10)
Lake Washburn, Ohio County;(11)
Lebanon City Lake, Marion County;(12)
Lincoln Homestead Lake, Washington County;(13)
Marion County Lake, Marion County;(14)
Martin County Lake, Martin County;(15)
McNeely Lake, Jefferson County;(16)
Metcalfe County Lake, Metcalfe County;(17)
Mill Creek Lake, Wolfe County;(18)
Pikeville City Lake, Pike County; or(19)
Spurlington Lake, Taylor County.Section 6.
A person shall not operate a motorboat faster than idle speed on:(1)
Ballard WMA lakes, Ballard County;(2)
Benjy Kinman Lake at Kentucky River WMA, Henry County;(3)
Beulah Lake, Jackson County;(4)
Boatwright WMA lakes, Ballard County;(5)
Carnico Lake, Nicholas County;(6)
Goose Lake, Muhlenberg County;(7)
Greenbo Lake, Greenup County;(8)
Island Lake, Ohio County;(9)
South Lake, Ohio County;(10)
Pan Bowl Lake, Breathitt County; or(11)
Wilgreen Lake, Madison County.Section 7.
A person operating a boat motor greater than ten (10) horsepower shall not exceed idle speed on:(1)
Beaver Lake, Anderson County;(2)
Boltz Lake, Grant County;(3)
Bullock Pen Lake, Grant County:(4)
Corinth Lake, Grant County;(5)
Elmer Davis Lake, Owen County;(6)
Herb Smith-Cranks Creek Lake, Harlan County;(7)
Kincaid Lake, Pendleton County;(8)
Martins Fork Lake, Harlan County; or(9)
Shanty Hollow Lake, Warren County.HISTORY: (KFWR-F-SLI-1; 1 Ky.R. 148; eff. 12-11-1974; 2 Ky.R. 173; eff. 11-12-1975; 3 Ky.R. 152; eff. 9-1-1976; 5 Ky.R. 595; eff. 3-7-1979; 6 Ky.R. 185; 383; eff. 1-2-1980; 7 Ky.R. 780; eff. 5-6-1981; 9 Ky.R. 495; eff. 11-3-1982; 10 Ky.R. 902; eff. 2-1-1984; 12 Ky.R. 501; eff. 12-10-1985; 1733; eff. 6-10-1986; 17 Ky.R. 1793; eff. 12-19-1990; 18 Ky.R. 735; eff. 10-22-1991; 19 Ky.R. 451; eff. 9-23-92; 1835; eff. 4-7-1993; 21 Ky.R. 487; eff. 9-28-1994; 22 Ky.R. 308; 718; eff. 10-11-1995; 27 Ky.R. 200; 745; eff. 8-24-2000; 3327; eff. 8-15-2001; 28 Ky.R. 2409; 29 Ky.R. 100; eff. 7-15-2002; 784; eff. 11-13-2002; 1676; eff. 2-16-2003; 32 Ky.R. 304; eff. 10-12-2005; 32 Ky.R. 2079; 33 Ky.R. 85; eff. 7-12-2006; 34 Ky.R. 364; 724; eff. 10-9-2007; 36 Ky.R. 860; 1198; eff. 12-11-2009; 38 Ky.R. 303; eff.10-6-2011; 39 Ky.R. 830; eff. 1-4-2013; 39 Ky.R. 2199; 8-2-2013; 41 Ky.R. 1138; 1518; eff. 2-6-2015; 42 Ky.R. 511; 1147; eff. 11-6-2015; 43 Ky.R. 315; eff. 10-6-2016; 44 Ky.R. 1873, 2205; eff 5-4-2018; 45 Ky.R. 748; eff. 12-7-2018.)