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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 462A.2, Code 1997, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 22A. "Personal watercraft" means a 1 4 vessel, less than sixteen feet in length, which is propelled 1 5 by a water jet pump or similar machinery as its primary source 1 6 of motor propulsion and is designed to be operated by a person 1 7 sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather than by a 1 8 person sitting or standing inside the vessel. 1 9 Sec. 2. Section 462A.12, Code 1997, is amended by adding 1 10 the following new subsection: 1 11 NEW SUBSECTION. 12. A person who is under fourteen years 1 12 of age shall not operate a personal watercraft on the waters 1 13 of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission. 1 14 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect on May 15, 1 15 1998. 1 16 EXPLANATION 1 17 This bill defines personal watercraft and prohibits a 1 18 person who is under 14 years of age from operating a personal 1 19 watercraft on the waters of this state under the jurisdiction 1 20 of the commission. A person violating this prohibition is 1 21 guilty of a simple misdemeanor. Code chapter 232, relating to 1 22 juvenile justice, has no application in the prosecution of 1 23 violators who are less than 18 years of age. 1 24 LSB 3019HH 77 1 25 tj/jw/5
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