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23 V.S.A. § 3307a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3307a. Documented motorboat validation sticker

§ 3307a. Documented motorboat validation sticker|(a) Annual validation required.  (1) An owner of a motorboat that has been registered in another state under a federally approved numbering system, or that has a valid document issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or any other federal agency, and that is used in the waters of the State for at least 60 days in any calendar year shall apply annually to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for validation of the out-of-state or federal registration of that motorboat. (2) The Commissioner shall issue a validation sticker to any owner who submits an application and pays a fee as required by subsection (b) of this section, provided that the out-of-state or federal registration is valid and that the requirements of section 3322 of this title are met. (3) A validation sticker issued under this section shall be valid through December 31 of the year in which it is issued.   (b) Application; fee. The owner of the motorboat shall:  (1) submit an application, on a form that the Commissioner requires, signed by every owner of the motorboat to the Commissioner; and (2) pay to the Commissioner an application fee in the same amount as would be paid if the motorboat was being registered under subsection 3305(b) of this title.   (c) Sale of motorboat. Within 30 days after the sale or other transfer of a motorboat that is or should be validated under this section:  (1) the transferor shall give notice of the transfer to the Commissioner on a form that the Commissioner requires; and (2) if the transferee intends to continue to use the motorboat on the waters of the State for at least 30 days in any calendar year, he or she shall submit an application for validation and pay the fee as required by subsection (b) of this section.   (d) Display of sticker. The validation sticker shall be displayed on or about the forward half of the motorboat.(e) Operation without sticker prohibited. Unless the motorboat that is subject to the validation requirement of this section displays a current validation sticker:  (1) an individual may not operate the motorboat on the waters of the State; and (2) the owner may not knowingly permit the motorboat to be operated on the waters of the State. (Added 1987, No. 251 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. March 1, 1991; 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2019, No. 14, § 64, eff. April 30, 2019; 2021, No. 20, § 253; 2021, No. 76, § 15.)
23 V.S.A. § 3308
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3308. Boat liveries

§ 3308. Boat liveries|The owner of a boat livery shall cause to be kept a record of the name and address of the person or persons hiring any vessel that is designed or permitted by him or her to be operated as a motorboat and the identification number and the date and time of rental. The record shall be preserved for at least six months. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1985, No. 90, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.)
23 V.S.A. § 3309
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3309. Muffling devices

§ 3309. Muffling devices|The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the noise of the exhaust in a manner that reduces the maximum machine operating noise level to not more than 82 decibels on the A scale at 50 feet, in a normal operating environment. The use of cutouts is prohibited except for motorboats competing in a regatta or boat race approved as provided in section 3316 of this title, and for such motorboats while on trial runs, during a period not to exceed 48 hours immediately preceding such regatta or race and for such motorboats while competing in official trials for speed records during a period not to exceed 48 hours immediately following such regatta or race. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1989, No. 65, § 6.)
23 V.S.A. § 3310
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3310. Swimming areas

§ 3310. Swimming areas|(a) The Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation or a municipality in administering a swimming beach or waterfront program may designate a swimming area in front of the beach or land that the State or a municipality owns or controls and may make rules pertaining to the area. The rules may provide that no individual, except a lifeguard on duty and other authorized personnel, may operate a vessel, seaplane, racing shell, or rowing scull of any sort within the designated swimming area.(b) A designated swimming area shall have bounds marked by buoys spaced no more than 100 feet apart. The buoys shall be displayed 24 inches above the water or shall have red flags not smaller than 12 by 18 inches displayed 18 inches above the water. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2009, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 2021, No. 76, § 16.)
23 V.S.A. § 3312
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3312. Operations rules as between vessels

§ 3312. Operations rules as between vessels|(a) When two motorboats are approaching each other "head on" or in a manner so as to involve risk of collision, each motorboat shall bear to the right and pass the other motorboat on its left side.(b) When two vessels approach each other obliquely or at right angles, the vessel approaching on the right side should maintain its course and speed.(c) A vessel may overtake another vessel on either side but must be prepared to take early and substantial action to avoid collision. The vessel being overtaken should maintain its course and speed.(d) The U.S. Coast Guard Inland Navigation Rules, 33 C.F.R. Part 83, as may be amended, are hereby adopted as the operative rules for Lake Champlain, Lake Memphremagog, and Wallace Pond in Canaan. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1989, No. 65, § 8; 2015, No. 47, § 50; 2021, No. 76, § 19.)
23 V.S.A. § 3312a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3312a. Operation of personal watercraft

§ 3312a. Operation of personal watercraft|(a) An individual less than 16 years of age shall not operate a personal watercraft.(b) All individuals operating or riding on a personal watercraft shall wear a properly secured wearable U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device as intended by the manufacturer.(c) Personal watercraft shall not be operated at any time between sunset and sunrise.(d) Every individual operating a personal watercraft equipped by the manufacturer with a lanyard type engine cut-off switch shall attach the lanyard to his or her wrist, clothing, or personal flotation device as appropriate for the specific craft. (Added 1989, No. 65, § 9; amended 2009, No. 30, § 1; 2021, No. 76, § 19.)
23 V.S.A. § 3313
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3313. Collisions, crashes, and casualties

§ 3313. Collisions, crashes, and casualties|(a) The operator of a vessel involved in a collision, crash, or other casualty, so far as he or she can do so without serious danger to his or her own vessel, crew, and passengers, shall render to other individuals affected by the collision, crash, or other casualty such assistance as may be practicable and as may be necessary in order to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the collision, crash, or other casualty. Also, he or she shall give his or her name, address, and identification of his or her vessel in writing to any individual injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the collision, crash, or other casualty.(b) If a collision, crash, or other casualty involving a vessel results in death or injury to an individual or damage to property in excess of $2,000.00, the operator shall file with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles within 36 hours a full description of the collision, crash, or other casualty, including such information as the Commissioner may, by rule, require. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1985, No. 90, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; 2021, No. 76, § 19.)
23 V.S.A. § 3314
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3314. Transmittal of information

§ 3314. Transmittal of information|In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the Department of Motor Vehicles under subsection 3313(b) of this title shall be transmitted to the official or agency of the United States. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
23 V.S.A. § 3315
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3315. Water skis and surfboards

§ 3315. Water skis and surfboards|(a) Except as provided in this subsection, an individual shall not operate a vessel on any waters of this State to tow an individual or individuals on water skis, aquaplane, kite skis, wakeboard, kneeboard, or similar device unless the individual being towed is wearing a U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device and unless there is in the vessel an individual who is at least 12 years of age, in addition to the operator, in a position to observe the progress of the individual or individuals being towed. Individuals engaged in barefoot waterskiing may elect at their own risk to wear a non-Coast Guard-approved barefoot wetsuit designed specifically for this activity. An observer shall not be required if the vessel is:  (1) a tow boat approved by the American Water Ski Association and equipped with a wide-angle mirror having a viewing surface of at least 48 square inches; (2) being operated by an individual who is at least 18 years of age; and (3) being operated within an American Water Ski Association regulation slalom course.   (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition nor to an individual engaged in an activity authorized under section 3316 of this title.(c) An individual shall not operate or manipulate any vessel, tow rope, or other device by which the direction or location of water skis, a surfboard, or similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to cause the water skis, surfboard, or similar device or any individual thereon to approach within 100 feet of an individual swimming or a canoe, rowboat, or other light craft conveying any individual. This subsection does not prohibit necessary mooring or landing or leaving shore.(d) The Commissioner may designate areas less than 200 feet from the shoreline of a body of water, other than a river, to allow for the operation of a motorboat used for the purpose of towing an individual or individuals on water skis, aquaplane, kite skis, surfboard, or similar device. The Commissioner shall adopt rules to establish criteria governing the designation of such areas and conditions that may be placed on the designated areas. The Commissioner may consider safety, potential environmental damage, the impact on adjacent areas and uses, and any other related concerns. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1985, No. 23; 1985, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.); 1989, No. 65, § 10; 1989, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 240; 2021, No. 20, § 256.)
23 V.S.A. § 3316
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3316. Regattas; races; marine parades; tournaments; water skiing events or exhibitions; triathlons

§ 3316. Regattas; races; marine parades; tournaments; water skiing events or exhibitions; triathlons|(a) The Commissioner of Public Safety may authorize the holding of public regattas, motorboat or other vessel races, marine parades, tournaments, water skiing events, exhibitions, or triathlons on any waters of this State and any associated public roads. He or she shall adopt and may, from time to time, amend rules concerning the safety of motorboats and other vessels and individuals on these vessels, either observers or participants, and of individuals swimming, cycling, or running in or observing an event. Whenever a public regatta, motorboat or other vessel race, marine parade, tournament, water skiing event, exhibition, or triathlon is proposed to be held, the person in charge shall, at least 15 days prior to the event, file an application with the Department of Public Safety for permission to hold the regatta, motorboat or other vessel race, marine parade, tournament, water skiing event, exhibition, or triathlon. A copy of such application shall be sent to the municipality and organized lake association where the event is to be held 15 days in advance of the event to allow for comment. The application shall set forth the date, time, and location where it is proposed to hold the regatta, motorboat or other vessel race, marine parade, tournament, water skiing event, exhibition, or triathlon, and it shall not be conducted without authorization of the Department of Public Safety in writing, except that this provision shall not apply to unscheduled vessel races to which the public has not been invited.(b) The provisions of this section shall not exempt any person from compliance with applicable federal law or regulation, but nothing contained in this section shall be construed to require the securing of a State permit if a permit has been obtained from an authorized agency of the United States. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1985, No. 90, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; 1989, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1999, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 80, eff. May 24, 2000; 2021, No. 76, § 20.)
23 V.S.A. § 3318
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3318. Administration and enforcement

§ 3318. Administration and enforcement|(a) The administration of the provisions of this chapter, as they pertain to the registration and numbering of vessels and the suspension of the privilege to operate vessels, shall be the responsibility of the Department of Motor Vehicles.(b) This subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter shall be printed in booklet form and made available to the public by the Department of Public Safety.(c) The provisions of this subchapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter shall be enforced by law enforcement officers as defined in section 3302 of this title in accordance with the provisions of 4 V.S.A. chapter 29. Law enforcement officers as defined in section 3302 of this title may also enforce the provisions of 10 V.S.A. § 1454 and the rules adopted pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 1424 in accordance with the requirements of 10 V.S.A. chapter 50. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1985, No. 90, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; 1989, No. 65, § 12; 1999, No. 42, § 4, eff. May 25, 1999; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238; 2015, No. 61, § 12, eff. June 17, 2015; 2017, No. 71, § 20; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 242.)
23 V.S.A. § 3319
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3319. Fees collected; special fund

§ 3319. Fees collected; special fund|(a) There is hereby established a special fund to be known as the Motorboat Registration Fund for the purposes of ensuring that the fees and penalties collected under this subchapter are utilized in the protection and maintenance of the State's water resources. Any interest earned on the monies in this Fund will be deposited in the General Fund.(b) The fees and penalties collected under the provisions of this subchapter shall be deposited in the Motorboat Registration Fund and shall be allocated as follows:  (1) 10 percent to the Department of Public Safety, to be used for enforcement of this subchapter and implementation of a boating safety education program. (2) 34 percent to the Department of Fish and Wildlife, to be used to match federal funds; for upgrading and expanding boating access areas and facilities located at those areas; for developing and constructing new boating access areas; and for facilitating or establishing and maintaining pump out stations, which may be, in the discretion of the Commissioner, constructed or operated either by the Department or on a contractual basis by a private person or entity. Users shall be charged reasonable and appropriate fees. (3) 17 percent to the Department of Environmental Conservation for the purpose of aquatic nuisance control pursuant to 10 V.S.A. chapter 50. (4) Seven percent to the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets for the purpose of mosquito control pursuant to 6 V.S.A. chapter 85. (5) 20 percent to the Department of Environmental Conservation for the purpose of an Aquatic Nuisance Control Grant Program pursuant to 10 V.S.A. chapter 50. (6) 12 percent to the Transportation Fund.   (c) [Repealed.]  (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1989, No. 65, § 13; 1989, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1993, No. 52, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994; 2001, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 57; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2009, No. 46, § 7, eff. July 1, 2010; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 50.)
23 V.S.A. § 3320
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3320. Motorboats on Dufresne Dam waters prohibited

§ 3320. Motorboats on Dufresne Dam waters prohibited|(a) The use and operation of motorboats on the waters impounded by the Dufresne Dam, so-called, on the Battenkill River in the Town of Manchester is prohibited.(b) The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall post notice of this section conspicuously at the boat launching areas at the Dufresne Dam impoundment.(c) A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $20.00 for each offense. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2021, No. 76, § 21.)
23 V.S.A. § 3321
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3321. Motorboats in South Pond prohibited

§ 3321. Motorboats in South Pond prohibited|(a) The use and operation of motorboats on the waters of South Pond in the Town of Marlboro is prohibited.(b) The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall post notice of this section conspicuously at the boat launching areas at the South Pond impoundment.(c) A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $20.00 for each offense. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2021, No. 76, § 21.)
23 V.S.A. § 3322
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3322. Proof of payment of tax

§ 3322. Proof of payment of tax|No license, permit, registration, validation, or similar authorization to own or operate any vessel shall be issued under this chapter until proof of payment of or exemption from the tax imposed by 32 V.S.A. chapter 233 has been established in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Taxes. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1987, No. 251 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
23 V.S.A. § 3323
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3323. Operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs; B.W.I.

§ 3323. Operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs; B.W.I.|(a) A person shall not operate, attempt to operate, or be in actual physical control of a vessel on the waters of this State while:  (1) there is 0.08 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her blood, as shown by analysis of his or her breath or blood; or (2) under the influence of alcohol; or (3) under the influence of any other drug or under the combined influence of alcohol and any other drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of operating safely.   (b) As used in this section, "alcohol" includes "alcohol," "malt beverages," "spirits," "fortified wines," and "vinous beverages" as defined in 7 V.S.A. § 2, and any beverage or liquid containing any of them.(c) A person who is a habitual user of or under the influence of any narcotic drug or who is under the influence of any other drug, substance, or inhalant other than alcohol to a degree which renders the person incapable of safely operating a vessel may not operate, attempt to operate, or be in actual physical control of a vessel. The fact that a person charged with a violation of this section is or has been entitled to use such drug under the laws of this State shall not constitute a defense against any charge of violating this section.(d) For the purposes of this section, "drug" means a regulated drug as defined in 18 V.S.A. § 4201.(e) A person may not be convicted of more than one violation of subsection (a) of this section arising out of the same incident. (Added 1989, No. 65, § 14; amended 1997, No. 57, § 3; 2007, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2017, No. 83, § 155.)
23 V.S.A. § 3323a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 23 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports|§ 3323a. Persons under 21; alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more

§ 3323a. Persons under 21; alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more|(a) A person under the age of 21 who operates, attempts to operate, or is in actual physical control of a vessel on the waters of this State when the person's alcohol concentration is 0.02 or more, commits a civil traffic violation subject to the jurisdiction of the Judicial Bureau and subject to the following sanctions:  (1) For a first violation, the person's privilege to operate a vessel, except a nonmotorized canoe and a nonmotorized rowboat, on the waters of this State shall be suspended for six months and until the person complies with section 1209a of this title. (2) For a second or subsequent violation, the person's privilege to operate a vessel, except a nonmotorized canoe and a nonmotorized rowboat, on the waters of this State shall be suspended until the person reaches the age of 21 or for one year, whichever is longer, and complies with section 1209a of this title.   (b) Notwithstanding the provisions in subsection (a) of this section to the contrary, a person's privilege to operate that has been suspended under this section shall not be reinstated until the Commissioner has received satisfactory evidence that the provider of the therapy program has been paid in full.(c) If a law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person is violating this section, the officer may request the person to submit to a breath test using a preliminary screening device approved by the Commissioner of Health. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in sections 1202 and 1203 of this title:  (1) the results of the test shall be admissible evidence in a proceeding under this section; and (2) there shall be no statutory right to counsel prior to the administration of the test.   (d) A refusal to submit to a breath test shall be considered a violation of this section.(e) In a proceeding under this section, if there was at any time within two hours of operating, attempting to operate, or being in actual physical control of a vessel on the waters of this State an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that the person's alcohol concentration was 0.02 or more at the time of operating, attempting to operate, or being in actual physical control.(f) The alcohol program required under this section shall be administered by the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs and shall take into consideration any particular treatment needs of operators under the age of 21.(g) A charge of violating this section shall not bar prosecution for any crime, including a prosecution under section 3323 of this title. (Added 1997, No. 57, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; amended 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 29.)