{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-75a-9","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75A-9","heading":"Muffling devices.","body":"(a)\tEvery internal combustion engine used on a vessel shall have effective muffling equipment installed and used on the exhaust to muffle the noise in a reasonable manner. The use of cutouts is prohibited.\n(b)\tEvery internal combustion engine with an open-air exhaust that is used on a vessel that has a capacity of operating at more than 4,000 revolutions per minute shall have effective muffling equipment installed and used on each exhaust manifold stack. This subsection shall not apply to a licensed commercial fishing vessel.\n(c)\tThis section shall not apply to vessels competing in a regatta or race approved by the United States Coast Guard, for such vessels while on trial runs during a period not to exceed 48 hours immediately preceding the regatta or race, and for such vessels while competing in official trials for speed records during a period not to exceed 48 hours immediately following the regatta or race. (1959, c. 1064, s. 9; 2006-185, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 75A. Boating and Water Safety.","Article 1. Boating Safety Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_75A/GS_75A-9.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:09:22Z","sha256":"53c094497595d280bb9b413eadf86c2f7d7307a2deec10848544329c68ff9511","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-75a-8","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-75a-9.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}