15A NCAC 10F .0355       PERQUIMANS COUNTY

(a)  Regulated Areas. This Rule shall apply to the following waters:

(1)           Perquimans River:

(A)          the canals of Holiday Island subdivision at Albemarle Sound; and

(B)          Town of Hertford: 550 yards southwest of the Perquimans River Bridge on U.S. Highway 17 Business, otherwise known as the Hertford S - Bridge, at a line from a point on the north shore at 36.19305 N, 76.46957 W to a point on the south shore at 36.19150 N, 76.47099 W, and 190 yards northeast of the bridge at a line from a point in the Perquimans River at 36.19530 N, 76.46518 W, eastward to Day Marker #11, then southeast to a point on the shore at 36.19337 N, 76.46367 W.

(2)           Yeopim River:

(A)          the canal between Navaho Trail and Cherokee Trail beginning at a point at 36.07893 N, 76.42278 W;

(B)          the canal between Cherokee Trail and Ashe Street beginning at a point at 36.07865 N, 76.42603 W;

(C)          within 50 yards of the boat ramp at Ashe and Pine Street;

(D)          the canal between Pine Street and Linden Street beginning at a point at 36.07951 N, 76.43402 W;

(E)           the canal between Willow Street and Evergreen Drive beginning at a point at 36.08005 N, 76.43735 W;

(F)           the canal between Sago Street and Alder Street beginning at a point at 36.07986 N, 76.44063 W; and

(G)          Bethel Creek north of a line from a point on the west shore at 36.09566 N, 76.47928 W to a point on the east shore at 36.09534 N, 76.47738 W to a line from a point on the west shore at 36.10532 N, 76.48080 W to a point on the east shore at 36.10516 N, 76.48047 W.

(3)           Yeopim Creek:

(A)          the canal between Mohave Trail and Iowa Trail beginning at a point at 36.08521 N, 76.41802 W;

(B)          the canal between Iowa Trail and Shawnee Trail beginning at a point at 36.08511 N, 76.41763 W;

(C)          the area within 75 yards of the Albemarle Plantation Marina Piers;

(D)          the area of the cove known as Beaver Cove, shore to shore beginning at a point at 36.08767 N, 76.42151 W; and

(E)           the waters of Yeopim Creek adjacent to Heritage Shores North, shore to shore, east of a line from a point on the north shore at 36.11356 N, 76.43138 W to a point on the south shore at 36.11288 N, 76.43173 W, to a line northwest from a point on the east shore at 36.11219 N, 76.42445 W to a point on the west shore at 36.11178 N, 76.42596 W.

(4)           Little River: the entrance to the cove known as Muddy Gut Canal that extends from the waters known as Deep Creek, shore to shore beginning at a line from a point on the east shore at 36.17729 N, 76.28011 W to a point on the west shore at 36.17667 N, 76.28331 W.

(b)  Speed Limit. No person shall operate a vessel at greater than no-wake speed within the regulated area described in Paragraph (a) of this Rule.

(c)  Swimming Area. No person operating or responsible for the operation of a vessel shall permit it to enter the swimming area at the Snug Harbor Park and Beach on the Yeopim River.

(d)  Placement of Markers. The Board of Commissioners of Perquimans County is the designated agency for placement of markers implementing this Rule, subject to the approval of the United States Coast Guard and the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 75A-3; 75A-15;

Eff. November 1, 1988;

Amended Eff. October 1, 1992;

Temporary Amendment Eff. October 1, 1997;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1998;

Temporary Amendment Eff. February 4, 2000;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2015; September 1, 2013; May 1, 2006; June 1, 2005; July 1, 2000;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;

Amended Eff. June 1, 2023; October 1, 2018; June 1, 2017.