An Act to Create an
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0552
Committee Amendment CA_A_S237 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §13063

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/+ » to S.P. 204, L.D. 552, "An Act to Create an
Outfitter License for Owners and Operators of Hunting, Fishing and Recreation Businesses
Who Are Not Maine Guides"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following;
'An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Carrying Passengers for Hire License'
Amend the bill by striking out eveiything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 12 MR8A §12853, sub"§7, TIE is enacted to read;
E. A person who is certified in first aid underjsybsection 4, Daragraph C and has
satisfactorily completed a towed water sports safety education course under section
13063 may. without a guide license, operate a watercraft in the course of emDlovment
with a seasonal businessengaged in instruction in recreational aotivities.
Sec. 2. 12 MR8A §13063, sub-§l, as amended by PL 2019,c. 324, §3, is further
amended to read;
1, Prohibition. A person may not operate a motorboat carrying passengers for hire
without having successfully completed a boater safety education course approved by a
national association of state boating law administrators and approved by the commissioner
or a towed water sports safety education_coyrse_admmistered bv the department and
approved by the commissioner, A person operating a motorboat carrying passengers for
hire shall provide proof of having successfully completed a course under this subsection
when requested by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent. For purposes of this
section, "carrying passengers for hire" means receiving remuneration to carry passengers
in a motorboat from one predetermined point to another predetermined point on inland
waters.
A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of
not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A-" to S.P. 204, L.D. 552 ( cy/
B. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having
committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period
commits a Class E crime.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §13063, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2019,c. 324, §3, is further
amended to read:
2. Requirement. Eveiy operator of a motorboat, other than a licensed Maine guide
certified in watercraft safety, carrying passengers for hire, except those operators who have
been issued and have or are required to have in their possession a current valid federal
operator's license, shall show proof of having successfully completed an approved boater
safety education course or a towed water sports safety education course in accordance with
subsection I upon request of the commissioner or the commissioner's agent.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any iionconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutiveiy.
SUMMARY
This amendment rep laces the bill and changes the title , The amendment allows a person
who has completed a towed water sports safety education course and is certified in first aid
to operate a watercraft without a guide license as an employee of a seasonal business
engaged in instruction in recreational activities.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 04,18/25 t-Ki-
LD 552 LR 2318(02)
An Act to Create an Ouffitter License for Owners and Operators of Hunting, Fishing and Recreation
Businesses Who Are Not Maine Guides
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '/j^
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife from the provisions of this bill are expected to
be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources,
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