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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 608 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 3, by striking lines 14 through 32 and 1 3 inserting the following: 1 4 "6. a. Except as provided in paragraph b, an 1 5 owner or operator of any vessel propelled by a motor 1 6 of more than ten horsepower, including an owner of a 1 7 boat livery, shall not permit any person under twelve 1 8 years of age to operate the vessel unless accompanied 1 9 in or on the same vessel by a responsible person of at 1 10 least eighteen years of age. However, commencing 1 11 January 1, 2002, a person who is twelve years of age 1 12 or older but less than eighteen years of age shall not 1 13 operate any vessel propelled by a motor of more than 1 14 ten horsepower unless the person has successfully 1 15 completed an approved watercraft safety course and has 1 16 a watercraft safety certificate in immediate 1 17 possession or is accompanied in or on the same vessel 1 18 by a responsible person of at least eighteen years of 1 19 age. 1 20 b. An owner or operator of any personal watercraft 1 21 propelled by a motor of more than ten horsepower, 1 22 including an owner of a boat livery, shall not permit 1 23 any person under fourteen years of age to operate the 1 24 personal watercraft unless accompanied in or on the 1 25 same personal watercraft by a responsible person of at 1 26 least eighteen years of age. However, commencing 1 27 January 1, 2002, a person who is fourteen years of age 1 28 or older but less than eighteen years of age shall not 1 29 operate any personal watercraft propelled by a motor 1 30 of more than ten horsepower unless the person has 1 31 successfully completed an approved watercraft safety 1 32 course and has a watercraft safety certificate in 1 33 immediate possession or is accompanied in or on the 1 34 same personal watercraft by a responsible person of at 1 35 least eighteen years of age. 1 36 c. Watercraft safety certificates from an approved 1 37 course in another state or foreign nation will meet 1 38 the requirements of this section. A person required 1 39 to have a watercraft safety certificate shall carry 1 40 and shall exhibit the certificate upon request of an 1 41 officer of the department. 1 42 d. A violation of this subsection is a simple 1 43 misdemeanor as provided in section 462A.13." 1 44 1 45 1 46 1 47 MUNDIE of Webster 1 48 HF 608.501 78 1 49 tj/jw
Text: H01078 Text: H01080 Text: H01000 - H01099 Text: H Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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