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1 1 Amend Senate File 2250 as follows:
1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting
1 3 clause and inserting the following:
1 4 "Section 1. Section 462A.2, Code 2001, is amended
1 5 by adding the following new subsection:
1 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 27A. "Personal watercraft" means
1 7 a vessel, less than sixteen feet in length, which is
1 8 propelled by a water jet pump or similar machinery as
1 9 its primary source of motor propulsion and is designed
1 10 to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or
1 11 kneeling on the vessel rather than being operated by a
1 12 person sitting, standing, or kneeling inside the
1 13 vessel.
1 14 Sec. 2. Section 462A.12, subsection 6, Code
1 15 Supplement 2001, is amended by striking the subsection
1 16 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
1 17 6. An owner or operator shall not permit any
1 18 person under twelve years of age to operate the
1 19 personal watercraft unless accompanied in or on the
1 20 same personal watercraft by a responsible person of at
1 21 least eighteen years of age. However, commencing
1 22 January 1, 2003, a person who is twelve years of age
1 23 or older but less than eighteen years of age shall not
1 24 operate any personal watercraft unless the person has
1 25 successfully completed a department-approved
1 26 watercraft safety course. A person required to have a
1 27 watercraft safety certificate shall carry and shall
1 28 exhibit or make available the certificate upon request
1 29 of an officer of the department. A violation of this
1 30 subsection is a simple misdemeanor as provided in
1 31 section 462A.13. However, a person charged with
1 32 violating this subsection shall not be convicted if
1 33 the person produces in court, within a reasonable
1 34 time, a department-approved certificate. The cost of
1 35 a department certificate, or any duplicate, shall not
1 36 exceed five dollars.
1 37 Sec. 3. Section 462A.12, Code Supplement 2001, is
1 38 amended by adding the following new subsections:
1 39 NEW SUBSECTION. 12. A person shall not operate a
1 40 personal watercraft at any time between sundown and
1 41 sunup.
1 42 NEW SUBSECTION. 13. A person shall not chase or
1 43 harass animals while operating a personal watercraft
1 44 or motorboat."
1 45 #2. Title page, line 2, by striking the words "or
1 46 motorboats".
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2 1 SF 2250.201 79
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