HEART LAKE BOATING RULES
BOATING HOURS AND REGULATIONS
Starting the Saturday before Memorial Day through Labor Day
No Motorized Craft Before 10:am
10am to 2pm All Boats Permitted
2pm to 4pm No Motorized Boats
4pm to 7:30pm All Boats Permitted
After 7:30pm ALL Boats at trolling speed only!
Motor boats must travel in a counter clockwise direction!
Boats with Electric Motors at Trolling Speed at any time.
You are required to have a lifejacket and whistle while on all kayaks, canoes, paddleboards etc.
All children under the age of 12 must wear a life jacket!
It is your responsibility to be aware of the rules listed in
the PENNSYLVANIA BOATING HANDBOOK
We have chosen to highlight the following:
• It is illegal to operate a boat within 100 feet of anyone towed behind another boat.
• It is illegal to operate a boat at greater than slow, no wake speed, within 100 feet of the shoreline, docks, launch ramps, swimmers or downed skiers, persons wading in the water, anchored, moored or drifting boats and floats.
• A person 11 years of age or younger may not operate a watercraft propelled by a motor greater than 10 horsepower.
• A person 12 through 15 years of age may not operate such a watercraft unless he has obtained and has in his possession a Boating Safety Education Certificate or at least one person 16 years of age on older is present on board.
• All vessels must show required lights between the hours of sunset and sunrise.
• All boats must have a USCG approved wearable life jacket on board for each person. (This ruling applies to boats, canoes, sailboats, kayaks, paddle boards, etc.)
• All water skiers and anyone towed behind vessels, personal watercraft operators and passengers, and sailboarders (windsurfers) must wear a life jacket.
• When pulling water skiers, tubes, or any similar device, a competent observer must be on the boat or personal watercraft along with the operator. A competent observer is a person who has the ability to assess when a skier is in trouble, knows and understands the water skiing hand signals, and is capable of helping a skier.
• Skiing and operating personal watercraft is prohibited between sunset and sunrise.
• It is illegal to tow a skier or tube behind a personal watercraft that has a total passenger capacity of less than the operator, spotter, and person(s) being towed.
READ YOUR PENNSYLVANIA BOATING HANDBOOK
For a copy of the boating handbook, call 570-477-5717 or visit their website at www.fishandboat.com
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Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) are plants and animals that have been introduced into new ecosystems and have environmental, recreational, economic or health impacts. These invaders may damage equipment and compete with native species. Anglers and boaters may unknowingly introduce AIS into new waters.