CHAPTER 239

An Act to amend and reenact § 62-192, as amended, of the Code of Vir-
ginia, relating to the operation of boats without mufflers; exemp-
tions therefrom; and to provide penalties for violations.

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 62-192, as amended, of the Code of Virginia be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 62-192. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an out-
board motor, other than an outboard motor designed and used solely for
racing, upon a boat upon any * waters of this Commonwealth unless the
motor of such boat be equipped with a muffler or underwater exhaust in
good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or
unusual noise. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any bona
fide race or regatta, sponsored by a duly organized yacht or boat club. —

Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding one hundred
dollars.