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Official Michigan Boating Handbook Michigan Department of Natural Resources

It's the Law: On the Water

Obstructing Navigation

It is illegal to:

  • Anchor a vessel in the traveled portion of a river or channel in a way that will prevent or interfere with any other vessel passing through the same area.
  • Moor or attach a vessel to a buoy, beacon, light, or any other navigational aid placed on public waters by proper authorities.
  • Move, displace, tamper with, damage, or destroy any navigational aid.
  • Obstruct a pier, wharf, boat ramp, or access to any facility.

Boat anchored to a mooring buoy

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