PIERSON BOAT LAUNCH ORDINANCE

Ordinance Number 96-1

THE FOLLOWING RULES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR YOUR SAFETY. ANY PERSON, OR PERSONS, OR GROUP OF PERSONS SHALL NOT DO THE FOLLOWING ON OR AT THE PIERSON TOWNSHIP BOAT LAUNCH:

  1. CONSUME ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR POSSESS AN OPEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTAINER.
  2. WATER SKI, OR TUBE, WITHIN 150 FEET OF THE LANDING.
  3. OPERATE A BOAT AT GREATER THAN “NO-WAKE SPEED” WITHIN 150 FEET OF THE PIERSON TOWNSHIP BOAT LAUNCH OR WITHIN 100 FEET OF ADJACENT DOCKS.
  4. SWIM BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 PM AND 9:00 AM ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.
  5. PICNIC, CAMP, GRILL, OR START ANY TYPE OF FIRE.
  6. PARK VEHICLES IN ANY TYPE OF AREA POSTED NO PARKING OR TO PARK ANY TYPE OF VEHICLE OR TRAILER PARTIALLY OR WHOLLY IN THE LAKE WATERS ADJACENT TO THE PIERSON TOWNSHIP BOAT LAUNCH.
  7. OCCUPY THE PIERSON TOWNSHIP BOAT LAUNCH SITE FOR ANY REASON BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 PM AND 4:00 AM DAILY EXCEPT TO LAUNCH FISHING BOATS.
  8. ENGAGE IN VIOLENT, ABUSIVE, LOUD, LEWD, WANTON, OBSCENE, OR OTHERWISE DISORDERLY CONDUCT, OR TO OBSTRUCT THE FREE PASSAGE OF OTHER PERSONS, OR TO FIGHT.
  9. DESTROY, DAMAGE, OR REMOVE ANY TOWNSHIP PROPERTY, LIVING TREE, OR OTHER VEGETATION.
  10. USE THIS SITE FOR THE PURPOSE OF BOAT ENGINE TUNE UP, OR ADJUSTMENT, OR TO UNNECESSARILY ACCELERATE BOAT ENGINES IN OR OUT OF GEAR ABOVE IDLING SPEED.
  11. BRING UNLEASHED PETS ONTO THIS LAUNCHING SITE.
  12. REMOVE, DESTROY, OR DEFACE POSTERS, SIGNS, OR MARKERS PLACED BY THE TOWNSHIP ON THE PIERSON BOAT LAUNCH SITE.