301 KAR 1:015. Boats and motor restrictions.
RELATES TO: KRS 150.010, 150.090, 150.620, 150.625, 150.990, 235.280, 235.990
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 235.280
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 235.280 authorizes the department to promulgate administrative regulations to govern the fair, reasonable, equitable and safe use of all waters of this state. KRS 150.620 and 150.625 authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations governing lands and waters it has acquired. This administrative regulation is necessary to limit the size of boats and motors on small lakes for safety reasons and to minimize interference with other users.
Section 1. (1) A person shall not operate on the lakes listed in subsection (2) of this section, except as otherwise specified:
(a) A house boat;
(b) A monohull boat, with a center line length exceeding eighteen (18) feet, six (6) inches except for the following lakes where a monohull boat with a center line length up to twenty-two (22) feet may be operated;
1. Cedar Creek Lake, Lincoln County;
2. Guist Creek Lake, Shelby County; and
3. Lake Malone, Muhlenburg and Logan County.
(c) A pontoon boat with a float or decking exceeding twenty-two (22) feet except for the following lakes where a pontoon boat with a float or decking up to thirty (30) feet may be operated;
1. Cedar Creek Lake, Lincoln County;
2. Lake Beshear, Caldwell County; and
3. Lake Malone, Muhlenburg and Logan County.
(2) List of lakes:
1. Arrowhead Slough, Ballard County;
2. Beaver Creek Lake, Anderson County;
3. Beaver Dam Slough, Ballard County;
4. Bert Combs Lake, Clay County;
5. Big Turner Lake, Ballard County;
6. Boltz Lake, Grant County;
7. Briggs Lake, Logan County;
8. Bullock Pen Lake, Grant County;
9. Burnt Pond, Ballard County;
10. Burnt Slough, Ballard County;
11. Butler Lake, Ballard County;
12. Carnico Lake, Nicholas County;
13. Carpenter Lake, Daviess County;
14. Carter Caves Lake, Carter County;
15. Cedar Creek Lake, Lincoln County;
16. Corinth Lake, Grant County;
17. Cross Slough, Ballard County;
18. Cypress Slough, Ballard County;
19. Deep Slough, Ballard County;
20. Dennie Gooch Lake, Pulaski County;
21. Elmer Davis Lake, Owen County;
22. Fishpond Lake, Letcher County;
23. Goose Lake, Muhlenberg County;
24. Greenbo Lake, Greenup County;
25. Guist Creek Lake, Shelby County;
26. Happy Hollow Lake, Ballard County;
27. Island Lake, Ohio County;
28. Kincaid Lake, Pendleton County;
29. Kingdom Come Lake, Harlan County;
30. Kingfisher Lakes, Daviess County;
31. Lake Beshear, Caldwell County;
32. Lake Chumley, Lincoln County;
33. Lake Malone, Muhlenberg County;
34. Lake Mauzy, Union County;
35. Lake Reba, Madison County;
36. Lake Washburn, Ohio County;
37. Lebanon City Lake, Marion County;
38. Lincoln Homestead Lake, Washington County;
39. Little Green Sea, Ballard County;
40. Little Turner Lake, Ballard County;
41. Long Pond, Ballard County;
42. Marion County Lake, Marion County;
43. Martin County Lake, Martin County;
44. McNeely Lake, Jefferson County;
45. Metcalfe County Lake, Metcalfe County;
46. Mill Creek Lake, Wolfe County;
47. Mitchell Lake, Ballard County;
48. Pan Bowl Lake, Breathitt County;
49. Pikeville City Lake, Pike County;
50. Sandy Slough, Ballard County;
51. Shanty Hollow Lake, Warren County;
52. Shelby Lake, Ballard County;
53. South Lake, Ohio County;
54. Spurlington Lake, Taylor County;
55. Swan Lake, Ballard County;
56. Twin Pockets Slough, Ballard County;
57. Wilgreen Lake, Madison County.
(2) Length restrictions in this section shall not apply to a canoe.
(4) A person shall not operate a personal watercraft as defined in KRS 235.010 on Cedar Creek Lake.
Section 2. A person shall not operate:
(1) A boat motor without an underwater exhaust; or
(2) Except in a designated skiing zone, a boat faster than idle speed when passing a boat with an occupant actively engaged in fishing;
(3) The requirements in subsections (1) and (2) 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, Muhlenburg 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 3. 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; and
(3) Lake Chumley, Lincoln County.
Section 4. A person shall not operate an internal combustion boat motor and shall only be allowed to use an electric trolling motor on:
(1) Arrowhead Slough, Ballard County and;
(2) Beaver Dam Slough, Ballard County;
(3) Bert Combs Lake, Clay County;
(4) Big Turner Lake, Ballard County;
(5) Briggs Lake, Logan County;
(6) Burnt Pond, Ballard County;
(7) Burnt Slough, Ballard County;
(8) Butler, Ballard County;
(9) Carpenter Lake, Daviess County;
(10) Carter Caves Lake, Carter County;
(11) Cross Slough, Ballard County;
(12) Cypress Slough, Ballard County;
(13) Deep Slough, Ballard County;
(14) Fishpond Lake, Letcher County;
(15) Goose Lake, Muhlenberg County;
(16) Happy Hollow Lake, Ballard County;
(17) Island Lake, Ohio County;
(18) Kingfisher Lake, Daviess County;
(19) Lake Mauzy, Union County;
(20) Lake Reba, Madison County;
(21) Lake Washburn, Ohio County;
(22) Lebanon City Lake, Marion County;
(23) Lincoln Homestead Lake, Washington County;
(24) Little Green Sea, Ballard County;
(25) Little Turner Lake, Ballard County;
(26) Long Pond, Ballard County;
(27) Marion County Lake, Marion County;
(28) Martin County Lake, Martin County;
(29) McNeely Lake, Jefferson County;
(30) Metcalfe County Lake, Metcalfe County;
(31) Mill Creek Lake, Wolfe County;
(32) Mitchell Lake, Ballard County;
(33) Pikeville City Lake, Pike County;
(34) Sandy Slough, Ballard County;
(35) Shelby Lake, Ballard County;
(36) South Lake, Ohio County;
(37) Spurlington Lake, Taylor County; or
(38) Twin Pockets Slough, Ballard County.
Section 5. On the following lakes, a person shall not operate a boat motor larger than ten (10) horsepower:
(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) Kincaid Lake, Pendleton County;
(7) Shanty Hollow Lake, Warren County; and
(8) Swan Lake, Ballard County.
Section 6. A person shall not operate:
(1) A boat motor larger than 150 horsepower on Lake Beshear, or Lake Malone; unless provided by subsection 2 of this section.
(2) At Lake Malone, motorboats with 200 horsepower or less shall be permitted from the first weekend after Labor Day through the first weekend prior to Memorial Day.
(3) A motorboat faster than idle speed on:
(a) Carnico Lake, Nicholas County;
(b) Greenbo Lake, Greenup County;
(c) Pan Bowl Lake, Breathitt County; or
(d) Wilgreen Lake, Madison County.
Section 7. A person operating a boat motor larger than ten (10) horsepower shall not exceed idle speed at any time on the following lakes:
(1) Herb Smith/Cranks Creek Lake; and
(2) Martins Fork Lake. (KFWR-F-SLI-1; 1 Ky.R. 148; eff. 12-11-74; Am. 2 Ky.R. 173; eff. 11-12-75; 3 Ky.R. 152; eff. 9-1-76; 5 Ky.R. 595; eff. 3-7-79; 6 Ky.R. 185; 383; eff. 1-2-80; 7 Ky.R. 780; eff. 5-6-81; 9 Ky.R. 495; eff. 11-3-82; 10 Ky.R. 902; eff. 2-1-84; 12 Ky.R. 501; eff. 12-10-85; 1733; eff. 6-10-86; 17 Ky.R. 1793; eff. 12-19-90; 18 Ky.R. 735; eff. 10-22-91; 19 Ky.R. 451; eff. 9-23-92; 1835; eff. 4-7-93; 21 Ky.R. 487; eff. 9-28-94; 22 Ky.R. 308; 718; eff. 10-11-95; 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. 11-13-02; 1676; eff. 2-16-03; 32 Ky.R. 304; eff. 10-12-05; 32 Ky.R. 2079; 33 Ky.R. 85; eff. 7-12-06; 34 Ky.R. 364; 724; eff. 10-9-2007.)