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PAG LIN 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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