On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 00:10:13 -0600, Richard J Kinch
wrote:

When did Florida start outlawing fishing and boating from the beach?

Just how does one find such picayune, strictly local laws?

Is there a boater vs swimmer lobby?

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That area is a heavily used public beach as you probably know. My
guess is that the town is trying to limit their liability from a
boater-swimmer collision. It may also be their way of banning PWC
rentals from the beach which are popular in some other areas.

How far out are the exclusion buoys? If not too far, you could anchor
outside and swim in.