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1 1 Section 1. Section 462A.12, Code Supplement 2003, is
1 2 amended by adding the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 14. A person shall not operate a vessel
1 4 on the waters of this state unless every person on board the
1 5 vessel who is under thirteen years of age is wearing a type I,
1 6 II, III, or V personal flotation device that is approved by
1 7 the United States coast guard while the vessel is under way.
1 8 This subsection does not apply when the person under thirteen
1 9 years of age is in a part of the vessel that is fully
1 10 enclosed, where such enclosure will prevent such person from
1 11 falling out of or being thrown from the vessel.
1 12 EXPLANATION
1 13 This bill adds a new provision to Code section 462A.12
1 14 concerning prohibited operations of certain vessels. The bill
1 15 provides that a person shall not operate a vessel on the
1 16 waters of this state unless every person on board who is under
1 17 13 years of age is wearing a type I, II, III, or V personal
1 18 flotation device that is approved by the United States coast
1 19 guard while the vessel is under way. The new provision does
1 20 not apply when the person under 13 years of age is in a part
1 21 of the vessel that is fully enclosed, where the enclosure will
1 22 prevent that person from falling out of or being thrown from
1 23 the vessel.
1 24 For a violation of this provision, there is a scheduled
1 25 fine of $25, pursuant to Code section 805.8B, subsection 1,
1 26 paragraph "c".
1 27 LSB 5372SS 80
1 28 av/pj/5
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