306.132. Watercraft to stop on signal of water patrol or emergency watercraft, when--authorized speed near emergency watercraft--penalty. - Missouri Statutes

Watercraft to stop on signal of water patrol or emergency watercraft,when--authorized speed near emergency watercraft--penalty.

306.132. 1. Any person operating a watercraft on the waters of thisstate shall stop such watercraft upon a signal of any member of theMissouri state water patrol and obey any other reasonable signal ordirection of such member of the Missouri state water patrol given indirecting the movement of traffic on the waters of this state.

2. Any person operating a watercraft upon the waters of this stateshall immediately stop or position such watercraft in such a way as to givethe right-of-way on the water to any emergency watercraft, as establishedby the Missouri state water patrol, when such emergency watercraft gives anaudible signal by siren or gives a visible signal by having at least onelighted lamp exhibiting a red or blue light visible under normalatmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred feet to the front ofsuch emergency watercraft.

3. Vessels shall not be operated at a speed in excess of slow no-wakespeed within one hundred feet of any emergency vessel that has red or bluelighting displayed.

4. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guiltyof a class C misdemeanor.

(L. 1989 S.B. 135, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1715)