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Senate File 429

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 462A.2, Code 1997, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsections:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  12A.  "Lanyard" means a cord, rope, or
  1  4 wire which connects an operator to a motorboat or motorized
  1  5 vessel and is designed to stop the motor when disconnected.
  1  6    NEW SUBSECTION.  22A.  "Personal watercraft" means a
  1  7 vessel, less than sixteen feet in length, which is propelled
  1  8 by a water jet pump or similar machinery as its primary source
  1  9 of motor propulsion and is designed to be operated by a person
  1 10 sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather than being
  1 11 operated by a person sitting or standing inside the vessel.
  1 12    Sec. 2.  Section 462A.6A, subsection 4, Code 1997, is
  1 13 amended to read as follows:
  1 14    4.  A sailboard.  However, the registration decal shall be
  1 15 attached to the bottom surface of the bow.
  1 16    Sec. 3.  Section 462A.9, subsection 6, Code 1997, is
  1 17 amended by adding the following new paragraphs:
  1 18    NEW PARAGRAPH.  a.  A person shall not operate a personal
  1 19 watercraft unless each person aboard is wearing an approved
  1 20 personal flotation device as prescribed by rule of the
  1 21 commission.
  1 22    NEW PARAGRAPH.  b.  A person who is twelve years of age or
  1 23 younger shall not be aboard a personal watercraft without
  1 24 wearing an approved personal flotation device as prescribed by
  1 25 rule of the commission.
  1 26    Sec. 4.  Section 462A.10, Code 1997, is amended by adding
  1 27 the following new subsection:
  1 28    NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  The owner of a boat livery shall not
  1 29 permit any of the owner's personal watercraft to be operated
  1 30 for hire by a person who is under eighteen years of age.
  1 31    Sec. 5.  Section 462A.12, subsection 1, Code 1997, is
  1 32 amended to read as follows:
  1 33    1.  No A person shall not operate any vessel, or manipulate
  1 34 any water skis, surfboard, or similar device in a careless,
  1 35 reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life, limb,
  2  1 or property of any person.  A person shall not operate a
  2  2 personal watercraft, in a manner so that the personal
  2  3 watercraft becomes airborne while the personal watercraft
  2  4 crosses the wake of another vessel within one hundred feet of
  2  5 the other vessel.
  2  6    Sec. 6.  Section 462A.12, subsection 6, Code 1997, is
  2  7 amended to read as follows:
  2  8    6.  No An owner or operator of any vessel propelled by a
  2  9 motor of more than six horsepower shall not permit any person
  2 10 under twelve years of age to operate such the vessel except
  2 11 when unless accompanied by a responsible person of at least
  2 12 eighteen years of age who is experienced in motorboat
  2 13 operation.  An owner or operator of a personal watercraft,
  2 14 other than an owner of a personal watercraft livery, shall not
  2 15 permit any person under sixteen years of age to operate a
  2 16 personal watercraft unless accompanied by a responsible person
  2 17 of at least eighteen years of age.
  2 18    Sec. 7.  Section 462A.12, Code 1997, is amended by adding
  2 19 the following new subsections:
  2 20    NEW SUBSECTION.  12.  A person operating a personal
  2 21 watercraft equipped by the manufacturer with a lanyard-type
  2 22 engine cutoff switch shall attach the lanyard to the person's
  2 23 body, clothing, or personal flotation device as appropriate
  2 24 for the specific personal watercraft.
  2 25    NEW SUBSECTION.  13.  A person shall not operate a personal
  2 26 watercraft at any time between sunset and eight a.m.
  2 27    NEW SUBSECTION.  14.  A person shall not chase or harass
  2 28 wild animals while operating a personal watercraft.
  2 29    NEW SUBSECTION.  15.  A person shall not operate a vessel
  2 30 if its capacity would be exceeded by those persons in the
  2 31 vessel and those persons being towed on water skis, a
  2 32 surfboard, or similar device.
  2 33    Sec. 8.  Section 462A.15, Code 1997, is amended to read as
  2 34 follows:
  2 35    462A.15  WATER SKIS AND SURFBOARDS.
  3  1    1.  No A person shall not operate a vessel on any waters of
  3  2 this state under the jurisdiction of the commission for towing
  3  3 a person or persons on water skis, surfboard or similar device
  3  4 unless there is in such vessel a responsible person, in
  3  5 addition to the operator, in a position to observe the
  3  6 progress of the person or persons being towed.
  3  7    2.  A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on
  3  8 waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the commission
  3  9 for towing a person unless, in addition to the operator, an
  3 10 observer is on board to monitor the progress of those being
  3 11 towed.
  3 12    2. 3.  The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of this
  3 13 section do not apply to a performer engaged in a professional
  3 14 exhibition or a person or persons engaged in a professional
  3 15 exhibition or a person or persons engaged in an activity
  3 16 authorized under section 462A.16.
  3 17    Sec. 9.  Section 462A.26, subsection 3, paragraph a,
  3 18 subparagraph (2), Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  3 19    (2)  Motorboats or personal watercraft shall maintain a
  3 20 minimum passing or meeting distance of fifty one hundred feet
  3 21 when both boats vessels are traveling at speeds greater than
  3 22 five miles per hour except as otherwise authorized under a
  3 23 special events permit issued by the department.  
  3 24 SF 429
  3 25 tj/cc/26
     

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