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Originally Posted by bobalong
And I was told that if the motor is up, prop not in water it is fine. That is the problem with leaving the regulation open to interpretation by anglers and F/W officers.
This debate has been going on for years and F/W or whoever makes the boating laws refuse to clearly define the regulation. All they would have to do is state that gas motors can not be used or mounted on boats in lakes that have the restriction.
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I asked the Rocky Mtn House F&W about this - they said it is a gray area, sadly up to a bit of interpretation. They did say that if they saw a gas motor hovering over a lake restricted to electric only, they believe the intent of the law is to keep pollutants from sensitive waters - and would ticket and if it went to court, let the judge decide as its not "technically" the provincial boys who control the restrictions on those waters.
I then spoke to a trial lawyer who looked at the laws - he was rather clear that the intent of the law is not to have gas or oil products around these water bodies and told me "I don't think I could get you out of a ticket on those lakes if you got one."
So I'm watching for a different boat for those little puddles lol.