{"data":{"id":"us-vt/23-v.s.a.-3309","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"23 V.S.A. § 3309","heading":"Muffling devices","body":"The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the noise of the exhaust in a manner that reduces the maximum machine operating noise level to not more than 82 decibels on the A scale at 50 feet, in a normal operating environment. The use of cutouts is prohibited except for motorboats competing in a regatta or boat race approved as provided in section 3316 of this title, and for such motorboats while on trial runs, during a period not to exceed 48 hours immediately preceding such regatta or race and for such motorboats while competing in official trials for speed records during a period not to exceed 48 hours immediately following such regatta or race.","path":["Title 23: Motor Vehicles","Chapter 029: Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports","Subchapter 002: VESSELS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/23/029/03309","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:05Z","sha256":"98981fafb4a6cda19dedf4dcacd7dd5d14b050abe50ccad08834e5184072b149","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/23-v.s.a.-3308","next":"us-vt/23-v.s.a.-3310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}