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CHAPTER 86B. WATER SAFETY, WATERCRAFT, AND WATERCRAFT TITLING
REGULATION OF SURFACE WATER USE
86B.313 PERSONAL WATERCRAFT REGULATIONS.
86B.508 AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES RULES DECAL.
1990 c 391 art 9 s 9; 1997 c 226 s 11
Subd. 9.Watercraft use rules for local waters.
(9) a nonmotorized watercraft nine feet in length or less.
1990 c 391 art 9 s 12; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 38
NOTE: The amendment to subdivision 2 by Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 4, section 38, is effective the day following a notice published in the State Register by the commissioner of natural resources that the change in clause (3) has been approved by the United States Coast Guard pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations, title 33, section 174.7. Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 4, section 38, the effective date.
Subd. 2.Obstruction to navigation.
Subd. 3.Unauthorized mooring prohibited.
(2) shall provide a United States Coast Guard approved Type I, II, III, or V personal flotation device and any other required safety equipment to all persons who rent a personal watercraft at no additional cost; and
1991 c 225 s 3; 1992 c 573 s 4; 1993 c 219 s 1; 1996 c 396 s 4; 1998 c 400 s 2-4
A person may not operate a watercraft on waters of this state and tow a person on water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, a saucer, or a similar device unless:
Subd. 2.Night skiing or towing prohibited.
A person may not be towed or operate a watercraft towing a person on water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, a saucer, or another device on waters of this state from one hour after sunset to sunrise of the following day.
1990 c 391 art 9 s 15
(c) A person who operates or is in physical control of a motorboat on the waters of this state is subject to chapter 169A. In addition to the applicable sanctions under chapter 169A, a person who is convicted of violating section 169A.20 or an ordinance in conformity with it while operating a motorboat, shall be prohibited from operating the motorboat on the waters of this state for a period of 90 days between May 1 and October 31, extending over two consecutive years if necessary. If the person operating the motorboat refuses to comply with a lawful demand to submit to testing under sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 or an ordinance in conformity with it, the person shall be prohibited from operating the motorboat for a period of one year. The commissioner shall notify the person of the period during which the person is prohibited from operating a motorboat.
1990 c 391 art 9 s 18; 1992 c 570 art 3 s 1; 1994 c 615 s 5,6; 1995 c 230 s 6; 1Sp1997 c 2 s 5; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7; 2000 c 495 s 7; 2001 c 7 s 23
The license agent shall register the watercraft on receiving an application and the license fee. A license and registration sticker with a registration number shall be issued and must be affixed to the watercraft as prescribed by the commissioner of natural resources. The license is not valid unless signed by at least one owner.
1990 c 391 art 9 s 21; 1990 c 559 s 2; 1991 c 291 art 8 s 2; 1992 c 594 s 9; 1993 c 375 art 1 s 2; 1994 c 623 art 1 s 19; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 14; 1999 c 22 s 1; 2000 c 418 art 1 s 44; 2001 c 185 s 16-18; 2003 c 28 art 1 s 12; 2008 c 357 s 19
The fee for a watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or less in length is $27 except:
Except as provided in subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, the watercraft license fee:
A $5 surcharge is placed on each watercraft licensed under subdivisions 1 to 5 for control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, and research of aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, and Eurasian water milfoil in public waters and public wetlands.
1990 c 391 art 9 s 24; 1991 c 199 art 1 s 12; 1991 c 254 art 2 s 19; 1992 c 594 s 10; 1993 c 235 s 3; 1995 c 220 s 73,74; 1998 c 401 s 28,29; 1999 c 231 s 112; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 47; 2004 c 243 s 37; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 58-64; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 9
(a) Watercraft and duck boats using the waters of this state must be equipped with the number and type of personal flotation or lifesaving devices prescribed by the commissioner.
Subd. 2.Rented watercraft responsibility for lifesaving devices.
1990 c 391 art 9 s 26; 2005 c 31 s 1; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 39
2011 c 107 s 40
NOTE: A violation of this section prior to August 1, 2014, shall not result in a penalty, but is punishable only by a warning. Laws 2011, chapter 107, section 105.
Subd. 3.Modification of engine to exceed noise limits prohibited.
(d) A diver's flag shall measure at least 15 inches horizontally and 12 inches vertically, and both sides shall have a red-colored background bisected diagonally by a three-inch wide white stripe having its upper end adjacent to the flagstaff.
Subd. 1a.Petty misdemeanor.
A watercraft owner who fails to obtain or display an aquatic invasive species rules decal or a person who operates a watercraft that does not display an aquatic invasive species rules decal in violation of section 86B.508 is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
NOTE: The amendments to subdivisions 10 and 11 by Laws 2011, chapter 31, article 2, sections 1 and 2, are effective July 1, 2013. Laws 2011, chapter 31, article 1, section 16.
(5) a duck boat used only during duck hunting season;
1989 c 335 art 1 s 223; 1990 c 391 art 10 s 3; 1995 c 207 art 9 s 60; 2001 c 185 s 21; 2008 c 350 art 1 s 1; 2011 c 107 s 42
If a security interest in a previously licensed watercraft is perfected under other applicable Minnesota law on January 1, 1991, the security interest continues perfected:
The assignment, release, or satisfaction of a security interest in a previously licensed watercraft is governed by the laws under which it was perfected.