Nevada Code § 488.195

Muffling devices
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1. The exhaust of every internal
combustion engine used on any power-driven vessel must be effectively muffled
by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the noise of the exhaust in a
reasonable manner.
2. The use of cutouts is prohibited.
3. Subsections 1 and 2 do not apply to:
(a) Power-driven vessels competing in a regatta
or boat race approved as provided in NRS
488.305 ;
(b) Such power-driven vessels while on trial runs
between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and during a period not to exceed 48
hours immediately preceding the regatta or boat race;
(c) Such power-driven vessels while competing in
official trials for speed records during a period not to exceed 48 hours
immediately following the regatta or boat race; or
(d) Any power-driven vessel operating under a
separate permit issued by the Department for tuning engines, making test or
trial runs or competing in official trials for speed records other than in
connection with regattas or boat races.
4. The Department shall issue permits for
the purposes enumerated in paragraph (a) of subsection 3, under such conditions
and restrictions as the Commission determines necessary to prevent a public nuisance
and to assure the public safety. The Commission may adopt regulations to carry
out the provisions of this subsection.

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