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IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH LDLA MEMBER TO BE FAMILIAR WITH LAKE DOSTER LAKE USAGE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND BE COMPLIANT WITH OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF MICHIGAN AND TOWNSHIP LAW.

All users of Lake Doster must accept the inherent risks involved with lake use for boating, swimming, and water sport participation and, therefore, will hold the LDLA and its Directors and Officers harmless for any costs or liabilities which they may incur as a result from their decision to participate in such activities.

FOR EVERYONE’S SAFETY AND BENEFIT, LDLA LAKE USAGE RULES AND REGULATIONS WILL BE ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LDLA BYLAW PROVISIONS. In addition, the boating laws of Michigan[1] may be enforced by officers of the Law Enforcement Division of the Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources, County Sheriffs Department, and any other authorized law enforcement officer. They have the right to stop and board vessels in order to check for compliance with federal and state laws.

Watercraft:

1) Only boats owned by LDLA Members in good standing are permitted on the Lake.

2) Visitors’ and/or LDLA Member guests’ boats are not permitted on the Lake at any time.

3) LDLA Members must have their LDLA issued Boat Identification Number along with their LDLA Annual Membership Sticker affixed to their boat’s right rear boat panel. (LDLA Annual Stickers will be made available to Members and enforced at a future date.)

4) No boats with unmuffled, through-the-hull exhausts or excessively noisy exhausts are permitted to operate on the lake.

5) Aircraft are prohibited from landing on and taking off from the Lake.

6) Boats over 16’ must be registered with the Michigan Secretary of State and their registration number displayed as required by the State of Michigan.

7) All boats must have a wearable life jacket for each person aboard and all children aboard under 6 years of age must wear a life jacket.

8) "Jet Skis" and other mechanically powered personal watercraft are not permitted.

9) Between sunset and sunrise, all power boats must display a red and green bow navigation light and a white all-round masthead stern navigation light.

10) Sailboats and other non-motorized boats must have one white navigation light or have an available lantern or flashlight shining a white light for visibility.

11) All vessels must display a white light when anchored or adrift away from shore or dock at night.

Watercraft Operation:

12) LDLA Member guests may only operate a vessel on the Lake when accompanied by an LDLA Member.

13) Young boaters must meet the following training or supervision requirements before they can legally operate a boat with a motor greater than 6 horsepower:

a. Children under 12 years of age must be directly supervised by someone 16 years of age or older and the boat must not have a motor or motors totaling more than 35 hp.

b. Children 12 to 15 years of age must possess a Boating Safety Certificate or be directly supervised by someone 16 years of age or older. [2]

14) No high speed boating, waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing, etc. between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 8:30 a.m.

15) Boating speed limit is 35 MPH.

16) Open water boat operation must be conducted in a counter-clockwise direction.

17) Order of Right-Of-Way:

i. Swimmers

ii. Sailboats

iii. Non-Powered Boats (i.e. kayaks, canoes, paddle boats)

iv. Power Boats with a Water Skier, Wake Boarder, or Tuber

v. Power Boats

18) Boat traffic (including fishing vessels) is not allowed between rafts and shore.

19) No water skiing, wakeboarding, tubing, etc. is allowed in Trout Cove.

20) No wake beyond Parkway Point is permitted.

21) Operation of a boat under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance which endangers life or property is absolutely prohibited.

22) Sitting on the back of a seat, on the side of the boat, or on the front of the boat while moving is prohibited.

Fishing:

23) Fishing is open to all LDLA Members in good standing and their guests.

24) LDLA Member guests may only fish the Lake when accompanied by an LDLA Member.

25) All those fishing must be compliant with the State of Michigan’s permits and regulations.

26) Fishing is not allowed in areas designated for swimming.

27) Ice fishing structures are not allowed on the Lake.

28) No ice fishing equipment may remain on the Lake ice without an LDLA Member present.

Swimming:

29) Swimming is open to all LDLA Members and their guests at the Member’s respective designated areas or at the Main LDLA Beach.

30) Guest swimming is only permitted when accompanied by an LDLA Member.

31) Lake Doster Development Residents who are not LDLA Members or their accompanied guests may be permitted to swim at the Main Beach only and must have paid any LDLA identified usage fee.

32) All swimming beyond floats is prohibited unless accompanied by a sponsor boat which is located within a reasonable distance to provide any necessary assistance and ensure the swimmer’s safety.

Water skis, Tubes, Wakeboards, and similar devices:

33) Recreational towing activates are allowed only between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and the earlier of 8:30 p.m. or dusk. **MI regulations stipulate that it is illegal for boaters to tow skiers, surfboards, or any device of this type between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise.

34) All participants under age 12 must use a ski life jacket.

35) Skiing, Wakeboarding, Tubing, etc. is limited to the main body of the Lake.

36) No vessel or persons being towed shall come closer than 100 feet to any anchored boat, dock, raft or marked swimming area, or a shoreline (if operating in water less than 3 feet deep) except when starting or ending their ride.

37) Every vessel towing a person(s) on water skis, a surfboard, or a similar device must have a person, in addition to the vessel operator, observing the towed person(s) at all times.

Scuba Diving and Snorkeling:

38) Limited to daylight hours.

39) Required to place a buoy at or near the point of submergence.

40) The buoy flag is to be a red flag with a white stripe running from the upper corner diagonally to the lower corner.