TITLE IV
RECREATIONAL VESSEL AND VEHICLE
REGISTRATION AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 36
GREEN VALLEY LAKE SPECIAL WATER ACTIVITY RULES
[Prior to 12/31/86, Conservation Commission[290] Ch 26]
571—36.1(462A) General. For experimental purposes as provided in chapter 1060, Acts of the Sixty-third General Assembly, these special rules shall apply to Green Valley Lake. [See Iowa Code section 462A.31.]
571—36.2(462A) Inboard boats. No inboard boats permitted.
571—36.3(462A) Racing craft. No racing-type craft permitted.
571—36.4(462A) Wake. For the purposes of these special rules, a wake means “any movement of water created by a vessel which adversely affects the activities of another person who is involved in activities approved for that area or which may adversely affect the natural features of the shoreline.”
571—36.5(462A) Speed. All boats must maintain a no-wake speed on the entire lake between the hours of sunset and 10:30 p.m., also between 4 a.m.	and 10 a.m.
571—36.6(462A) Hours. No boating is permitted on the lake between the hours of 10:30 p.m.	and 4 a.m.
571—36.7(462A) Ski zone. A portion of the west arm of Green Valley Lake shall be designated as a ski zone and shall be marked by controlled area buoys as designated by Iowa’s Uniform Waterway Marking System. This designated area shall be referred to as the “ski zone.”
	36.7(1) Water skiing and general boating are permitted in the designated ski zone between 10 a.m.	and sunset.
	36.7(2) All boats must maintain a no-wake speed when outside the ski zone between the hours of 10 a.m.	and sunset.
571—36.8(462A) Traffic pattern. In the ski zone all boats must keep to the right of the “Center of the Channel” buoys which shall be identified by their black and white stripe design as designated by Iowa’s Uniform Waterway Marking System.
571—36.9(462A) Designated activities in ski zone. No one shall be permitted in the water in the ski zone except those persons engaged in water skiing or similar activity.
571—36.10(462A) Designated areas. No person shall be in the water outside the ski zone except in the designated beach area and in accordance with the park rules.
571—36.11(462A) Traffic. All boats in the ski zone not engaged in water skiing or similar activity shall keep out of the general traffic pattern of the boats pulling skiers.
571—36.12(462A) Lifesaving device. All persons engaged in water skiing, including the use of surfboard-type devices, shall wear a coast guard-approved lifesaving device.
571—36.13(462A) Speed. In the ski zone no boat shall be operated at speeds greater than 5 miles per hour when within 50 feet of another craft or person.
571—36.14(462A) Distance from shore. No boat shall be operated within 100 feet of shore at speeds greater than 5 miles per hour.
571—36.15(462A) Horsepower limitation. There shall be no limitation on the horsepower of outboard motors on Green Valley Lake.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 462A.31. [See 63 GA, ch 1060]
[Filed 7/14/70; amended 2/10/71, 4/9/74, 5/29/75]
[Filed 4/5/85, Notice 1/30/85—published 4/24/85, effective 5/29/85]
[Filed without Notice 12/12/86—published 12/31/86, effective 2/4/87]