{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-69-9-221","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-221","heading":"Restrictions on wakeboarding or wakesurfing","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person shall not engage in wakeboarding or wakesurfing in the waters of Tennessee: (1) Between sunset and sunrise; (2) On a body of water that is less than fifty (50) acres in size; (3) On a portion of a body of water with a width, measured from the nearest shoreline to the second nearest shoreline, of less than four hundred feet (400'); (4) Within two hundred feet (200') of a shoreline, or a dock, pier, boathouse, or other structure located completely or partly on the water; and (5) Without wearing a personal flotation device approved by the United States coast guard. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person shall not engage in wakesurfing in the waters of Tennessee using a motorboat that has a propulsion system that extends beyond the motorboat's boarding or swim platform. (c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a regatta, race, trail run, parade, tournament, or exhibition on the waters of Tennessee for which an aquatic event application has been submitted to and approved by the executive director pursuant to § 69-9-211 . Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 872, s 2, eff. 7/1/2022.\n(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person shall not engage in wakeboarding or wakesurfing in the waters of Tennessee: (1) Between sunset and sunrise; (2) On a body of water that is less than fifty (50) acres in size; (3) On a portion of a body of water with a width, measured from the nearest shoreline to the second nearest shoreline, of less than four hundred feet (400'); (4) Within two hundred feet (200') of a shoreline, or a dock, pier, boathouse, or other structure located completely or partly on the water; and (5) Without wearing a personal flotation device approved by the United States coast guard.\n(1) Between sunset and sunrise;\n(2) On a body of water that is less than fifty (50) acres in size;\n(3) On a portion of a body of water with a width, measured from the nearest shoreline to the second nearest shoreline, of less than four hundred feet (400');\n(4) Within two hundred feet (200') of a shoreline, or a dock, pier, boathouse, or other structure located completely or partly on the water; and\n(5) Without wearing a personal flotation device approved by the United States coast guard.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person shall not engage in wakesurfing in the waters of Tennessee using a motorboat that has a propulsion system that extends beyond the motorboat's boarding or swim platform.\n(c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a regatta, race, trail run, parade, tournament, or exhibition on the waters of Tennessee for which an aquatic event application has been submitted to and approved by the executive director pursuant to § 69-9-211 .","path":["TN Code","Title 69","Chapter 9"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"a5718f7650ee0fd6eb0b4eca601bfe187fb1a1d892ee22226a14221e4c862710","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-69-9-220","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-69-9-222"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}