13.1176—Speed restrictions.
               		
               	 	
               	 	
               	 	               	 	               	 	               	 	               	 	
               	 	
    
        
        (a) 
         From May 15 through September 30, in designated whale waters the following are prohibited:
     
    
        
        (1) 
         Operating a motor vessel at more than 20 knots speed through the water; or
     
    
        
        (2) 
         Operating a motor vessel at more than 13 knots speed through the water, when the superintendent has designated a maximum speed of 13 knots, or at a maximum speed designated by the superintendent based on NOAA guidelines or new scientific information.
     
    
        
        (b) 
         From July 1 through August 31, operating a motor vessel on Johns Hopkins Inlet waters south of 58°54.2′ N latitude (a line running due west from Jaw Point) at more than 10 knots speed through the water is prohibited.