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A. It is unlawful for any person who is under the influence of or affected by the use of intoxicating liquor or of any drug to operate, propel, or be in actual physical control of a watercraft within the city.

B. No owner of a watercraft or person in charge or control of a watercraft shall authorize or knowingly permit the watercraft to be propelled or operated by any person who is under the influence of or affected by the use of intoxicating liquor or any drug.

C. Whenever it appears reasonably certain to any police officer that any person under the influence or affected by the use of intoxicating liquor or any drug is about to operate a watercraft or vessel in violation of subsection (A) of this section, the officer may take reasonable measures to prevent any such person from so doing, either by taking from him or the watercraft the keys of such watercraft and securing the same by impounding them, or by some other appropriate means. Such keys or other articles which may be impounded in order to immobilize the watercraft may be returned to the owner or person in question upon proper identification if it appears there is no longer any reasonable cause to believe that the subject watercraft will be operated by a person under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor or any drug. [Ord. 8655 § 3(N), 1978].