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1 1 HOUSE FILE 2447
1 2
1 3 AN ACT
1 4 RELATING TO THE OPERATION AND REGULATION OF PERSONAL
1 5 WATERCRAFT, AND TO WATERCRAFT SAFETY COURSES AND
1 6 CERTIFICATES, AND SUBJECTING VIOLATORS TO A PENALTY.
1 7
1 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 9
1 10 Section 1. Section 462A.2, Code 2001, is amended by adding
1 11 the following new subsection:
1 12 NEW SUBSECTION. 27A. "Personal watercraft" means a
1 13 vessel, less than sixteen feet in length, which is propelled
1 14 by a water jet pump or similar machinery as its primary source
1 15 of motor propulsion and is designed to be operated by a person
1 16 sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather than being
1 17 operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling inside the
1 18 vessel.
1 19 Sec. 2. Section 462A.12, subsection 6, Code Supplement
1 20 2001, is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in
1 21 lieu thereof the following:
1 22 6. An owner or operator shall not permit any person under
1 23 twelve years of age to operate the personal watercraft unless
1 24 accompanied in or on the same personal watercraft by a
1 25 responsible person of at least eighteen years of age.
1 26 However, commencing January 1, 2003, a person who is twelve
1 27 years of age or older but less than eighteen years of age
1 28 shall not operate any personal watercraft unless the person
1 29 has successfully completed a department-approved watercraft
1 30 safety course. A person required to have a watercraft safety
1 31 certificate shall carry and shall exhibit or make available
1 32 the certificate upon request of an officer of the department.
1 33 A violation of this subsection is a simple misdemeanor as
1 34 provided in section 462A.13. However, a person charged with
1 35 violating this subsection shall not be convicted if the person
2 1 produces in court, within a reasonable time, a department-
2 2 approved certificate. The cost of a department certificate,
2 3 or any duplicate, shall not exceed five dollars.
2 4 Sec. 3. Section 462A.12, Code Supplement 2001, is amended
2 5 by adding the following new subsections:
2 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 12. A person shall not operate a personal
2 7 watercraft at any time between sundown and sunup.
2 8 NEW SUBSECTION. 13. A person shall not chase or harass
2 9 animals while operating a personal watercraft or motorboat.
2 10
2 11
2 12
2 13 BRENT SIEGRIST
2 14 Speaker of the House
2 15
2 16
2 17
2 18 MARY E. KRAMER
2 19 President of the Senate
2 20
2 21 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
2 22 is known as House File 2447, Seventy-ninth General Assembly.
2 23
2 24
2 25
2 26 MARGARET THOMSON
2 27 Chief Clerk of the House
2 28 Approved , 2002
2 29
2 30
2 31
2 32 THOMAS J. VILSACK
2 33 Governor
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