Sec. 388.402. - Definitions.

As used in this Part, Navigable-in-fact waterways means, as defined in F.S. § 327.4108, waterways that are navigable in their natural or unimproved condition over which useful commerce or public recreation of a substantial and permanent character is or may be conducted in the customary mode of trade and travel on water. The term does not include lakes or streams that are theoretically navigable; have a potential for navigability; or are temporary, precarious, and unprofitable, but the term does include lakes or streams that have practical usefulness to the public as highways for transportation. Unattended vessel , for the purpose of this Part, means a vessel that is not under the supervision and control of a person capable of operating, maintaining, or moving the vessel from one location to another. A vessel is attended for a day if a person is on board the vessel for four continuous hours in a 24-hour period. Any vessel left unattended for more than ten days out of a 30-day period in an Anchoring Limitation Area demonstrates that the vessel is no longer engaged in navigation and may be deemed an unauthorized stored vessel. (Ord. 2022-61-E , § 3; Ord. 2025-432-E , § 6)