488.265 - Anchoring or mooring vessel which obstructs passageway prohibited; exceptions. - Nevada Statutes

488.265  Anchoring or mooring vessel which obstructs passageway prohibited; exceptions.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not anchor or moor a vessel in such a position as to obstruct a passageway ordinarily used by other vessels. As used in this subsection, a “passageway ordinarily used by other vessels” includes:

      (a) A river channel or the entrance to a harbor or marina; and

      (b) That area within a 100-yard radius of a boat ramp built and maintained with public money.

      2.  A person may anchor or moor a vessel in an area designated for that purpose by the Commission and marked at the corners with yellow can buoys. The buoys must emit a flashing yellow light from sunset to sunrise.

      (Added to NRS by 1957, 570; A 1960, 483; 1985, 343; 1991, 856)