Laws & Regulations

Boating

• Boating in Mecklenburg County: What Every Boater Should Know Before Launching Their Vessel
• Gaston County Police Department: Boating Education and Safety Regulations
• LWMC Motor Boating and Personal Watercraft Safety and Education Regulations under Gaston County Police Dept
• NC General Statutes, Chapter 75A: Boating and Water Safety
• NC Wildlife Resources Commission: Boating and Waterways
• New Laws for Area Lakes
• North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) Title 15 A – Environmental and Natural Resources
• South Carolina Handbook of Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• South Carolina Code of Laws: Title 50, Fish, Game and Watercraft
• Boating Under the Influence: Sheyenne’s Law

Fishing & Hunting

• North Carolina Fishing, Trapping and Hunting Regulations
• South Carolina Boating, Fishing and Hunting Regulations

Invasive Species

• Illegal Aquatic Plants of South Carolina
• SC Aquatic Nuisance Species Ordinances
• NC Aquatic Weed Control Act of 1991
• NC Inland Fishing Regulations: Possession of Certain Fishes

Shoreline & Water Quality Protection

• Lake Wylie Shoreline Management (NC and SC)

Catawba River Basin Riparian Buffer Protection Rules (NC)

• Buffer Protection Rules for Catawba River Basin Lakes and Mainstem
• Catawba River Basin Riparian Buffer Protection Rules Fact Sheet
• Questions about the Catawba riparian buffer protection rules? Contact the NC Division of Water Quality, Mooresville, NC Regional Office, 704-663-1699 OR the NC Division of Water Quality, Wetland and Stormwater Branch, Raleigh 919-733-1786

Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

• City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (NC) Sedimentation and Erosion Control Ordinance
• City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (NC) Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance: Policies and Procedures
• City of Charlotte Erosion Control Program
• Mecklenburg Lake Water Quality Regulations and Manuals
• Mecklenburg Sedimentation and Erosion Control Ordinances

Gaston County

• Gaston County Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinances
• Gaston County (NC) Stormwater Control Ordinances

North Carolina

• North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) Title 15 A – Environmental and Natural Resources
• North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973: 5 Mandatory Erosion Control Practices

York County

• York County (SC) Lake Wylie / Catawba River Buffer Ordinance
  (under revision in 2008)
• York County (SC) Land Usage (including Stormwater Management and Sedimentation Control)
• York County (SC) Water Conservation Ordinance

South Carolina

• South Carolina Code of Laws: Title 48, Environmental Protection and Conservation
• South Carolina Code of Laws: Title 49, Waters, Water Resources and Drainage

Teach Kids about Safe Boating!

• BoatSafeKids!.com