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MN Stat § 86B.601 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.601 — Scuba Diving.

86B.601 SCUBA DIVING. Subdivision 1. Flag required. (a) A person who swims in waters of the state, except designated swimming areas under section 86B.311, subdivision 4, while wearing or carrying a breathing apparatus allowing the swimmer to breathe while under water, except a snorkel that is not attached to an artificial container of compressed air, must display a diver's flag above the surface of the water. (b) A person who places a diver's flag must remain within 50 feet of the flag, measured on the surface of the water. (c) A person shall not place a diver's flag where it will obstruct navigation. (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. (e) A diver's flag shall be displayed in a vertical plane extended from a rigid flagstaff equipped to maintain the upper edge of the flag at least 30 inches above the water surface. (f) A diver's flag may be reflectorized or fluorescent provided the entire surface is uniformly reflectorized or fluorescent. (g) A diver's flag may be anchored or secured to the bottom when a safety hazard would result from towing the flag. (h) If at the discretion of the diver it would be safer and more visible, the flag may be displayed on a watercraft. If the flag is displayed on the watercraft, the craft must be at anchor or, if not at anchor, attended by a diver or a person appointed by the diver to tend the craft. Only watercraft displaying an official diver's flag are authorized in the diving area. Subd. 2. Group diving. (a) Not more than four divers may dive under one flag. (b) If a group of divers is operating in a contained area, the perimeter must be marked and be outside of the normal area of navigation. The markings shall consist of the official diver's flag and be placed on the perimeter of the diving area at intervals not exceeding 150 feet. Subd. 3. Light required for night diving. A person may not scuba or skin dive in waters of this state from one hour after sunset to sunrise on the following day unless the diver has in possession a diver's light that is visible from above the water at a distance of at least 150 feet, except that a diver's light is not required in an emergency, salvage, repair, or construction operation. Subd. 4. Night diving with spear prohibited. A person may not scuba or skin dive while in possession of a spear from sunset to sunrise. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 34; 1992 c 464 art 1 s 12
MN Stat § 86B.705 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.705 — Allocating Water Recreation Account, Fines, And Forfeited Bail Money.

86B.705 ALLOCATING WATER RECREATION ACCOUNT, FINES, AND FORFEITED BAIL MONEY. Subdivision 1. Water recreation account. (a) A portion of the money in the water recreation account shall be utilized by the commissioner of natural resources to implement this chapter and a portion shall be paid to counties and in an amount the commissioner shall determine and be used to defray the expenses of enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and the expenses of a county sponsored or administered watercraft and swimming safety instructional program. (b) The commissioner may withhold up to $25,000 per biennium of the allocation for the purpose of payments to counties and other political subdivisions for specific boat and water safety projects beyond the capability of previously allocated funds. (c) Counties and other political subdivisions shall make application for payment of the funds on forms and for purposes as prescribed by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Fines and bail money. (a) All fines, installment payments, and forfeited bail money collected from persons convicted of violating this chapter or rules adopted thereunder must be deposited in the state treasury. (b) Half the receipts must be credited to the general fund, and half the receipts must be credited to the water recreation account for the purpose of boat and water safety. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 36; 1Sp1997 c 2 s 6; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7; 2001 c 185 s 19; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 5; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 3 s 5
MN Stat § 86B.706 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.706 — Water Recreation Account; Receipts And Purpose.

86B.706 WATER RECREATION ACCOUNT; RECEIPTS AND PURPOSE. Subdivision 1. Creation. The water recreation account is created in the state treasury in the natural resources fund. Subd. 2. Money deposited in account. The following shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the water recreation account: (1) fees from titling and licensing of watercraft under this chapter; (2) fines, installment payments, and forfeited bail according to section 86B.705, subdivision 2; (3) mooring fees and receipts from the sale of marine gas at state-operated or state-assisted small craft harbors and mooring facilities according to section 86A.21; (4) the unrefunded gasoline tax attributable to watercraft use under section 296A.18; and (5) fees for permits issued to control or harvest aquatic plants other than wild rice under section 103G.615, subdivision 2. Subd. 3. Purposes. The money in the account may be expended only as appropriated by law for the following purposes: (1) as directed under section 296A.18, subdivision 2, for acquisition, development, maintenance, and rehabilitation of public water access and boating facilities on public waters; lake and river improvements; and boat and water safety; (2) from the fees collected at state-operated or state-assisted small craft harbors and mooring facilities from daily and seasonal moorings and the sale of marine gas, for maintenance, operation, replacement, and expansion of these facilities and for the debt service on state bonds sold to finance these facilities; (3) for administration and enforcement of this chapter as it pertains to titling and licensing of watercraft and use and safe operation of watercraft; grants for county-sponsored and administered boat and water safety programs; and state boat and water safety efforts; (4) for management of aquatic invasive species and the implementation of chapter 84D as it pertains to aquatic invasive species, including control, public awareness, law enforcement, assessment and monitoring, management planning, and research; and (5) for management of aquatic plants and the implementation of section 103G.615 as it pertains to aquatic plants, including plant removal permitting, control, public awareness, law enforcement, assessment and monitoring, management planning, and research. History:  1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 65; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 43
MN Stat § 86B.801 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.801 — Enforcement Authority.

86B.801 ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. Subdivision 1. Authority. (a) A sheriff or conservation officer may stop, inspect, and detain for a reasonable time a watercraft observed in violation of Minnesota statutes or rules, and is empowered to issue a summons and complaint for violations of this chapter in the same manner as for violations of game and fish laws. (b) As used in this subdivision, "inspect" does not mean the authority to board a watercraft. Subd. 2. Enforcement duties. The sheriff of each county and conservation officers shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 37
MN Stat § 86B.805 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.805 — Enforcement Watercraft.

86B.805 ENFORCEMENT WATERCRAFT. Subdivision 1. Water safety enforcement watercraft. Watercraft used primarily for enforcement shall be marked to be visible from both sides of the watercraft. The markings shall at a minimum identify the operating agency and be of a contrasting color to the background. Lettering used for identification, other than that used in an agency symbol, shall be of block character and not less than three inches in height. Subd. 2. Game and fish enforcement watercraft. Watercraft that are used primarily for enforcement of game and fish laws, when coincidentally enforcing this section, shall either be marked through the flying of a pennant of a size and marking prescribed by the commissioner or through marking of the watercraft itself under this section. Subd. 3. Exemptions for enforcement watercraft. The restrictions on hours and location of operation in this chapter do not apply to emergency, safety, and enforcement watercraft. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 38; 1998 c 400 s 5
MN Stat § 86B.811 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.811 — Criminal Penalties.

86B.811 CRIMINAL PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Misdemeanors. Unless a different penalty is specified, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: (1) violates a provision of this chapter or a rule of the commissioner adopted under this chapter; (2) operates any watercraft that does not conform to the requirements of this chapter; or (3) operates a watercraft if the operation is prohibited under subdivision 2. Subd. 1a.  [Repealed, 2012 c 272 s 98] Subd. 2. Youth operator violations. (a) An operator age 13 or older but younger than age 18 adjudicated by a juvenile court as having violated section 86B.311, subdivision 1, 86B.341, or 169A.20, shall have the operator's permit revoked by the commissioner. (b) The commissioner shall issue a new permit to the operator one year after the revocation upon successful completion by the operator of a watercraft safety course. (c) The judge of a juvenile court that adjudicates an operator of violating any of the laws or rules listed above shall require the surrender of the person's watercraft operator's permit and shall forward the operator's permit to the commissioner with a record of the adjudication. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 39; 1Sp1997 c 2 s 67; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7; 2011 c 107 s 41
MN Stat § 86B.815 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.815 — Violation As Evidence In Civil Action.

86B.815 VIOLATION AS EVIDENCE IN CIVIL ACTION. Subdivision 1. Prima facie evidence of negligence. In all civil actions, a violation of this chapter by a party is not negligence per se but is prima facie evidence of negligence. Subd. 2. Conviction record not admissible. The record of the conviction of a person for a violation of this chapter is not admissible as evidence in a court in a civil action. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 40
MN Stat § 86B.840 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.840 — Transfer By Owner.

86B.840 TRANSFER BY OWNER. Subdivision 1. Voluntary transfer. (a) An owner who transfers a titled watercraft must execute the assignment and warranty of title to the person to whom the watercraft is transferred in the space provided on the certificate of title where the watercraft is delivered. (b) The person acquiring the watercraft must obtain a new certificate of title by applying to the commissioner or a deputy registrar on a form prescribed by the commissioner, and submitting the required fee. The application for certificate of title must be filed within 15 days after delivery of the watercraft to the person acquiring the watercraft. (c) Upon request of the owner or the person who acquired the watercraft, a secured party in possession of the certificate of title must deliver the certificate to the person acquiring the watercraft, the commissioner, or a deputy registrar, unless the transfer is a breach of the security agreement. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the secured party under the security agreement. (d) If a security interest or encumbrance is first created at the time of transfer of ownership, the certificate must be retained by or delivered to the secured party. Subd. 2. Transfer by law. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, if the ownership of a titled watercraft is transferred by operation of law, including inheritance or bequest, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, execution, sale, or satisfaction of mechanic's lien, or repossession upon default in performance of the terms of a security agreement, the person acquiring the watercraft by operation of law must promptly submit the last certificate of title, if available, or the manufacturer's or importer's certificate or other satisfactory proof of the transfer of ownership to the commissioner or deputy registrar with the application for a new certificate of title and the required fee. (b) If a secured party acquires a titled watercraft under the terms of a security agreement or by operation of law, the secured party must promptly submit to the commissioner, a deputy registrar, or the person acquiring the watercraft from the secured party the last certificate of title, if available, an application for a new certificate of title with the required fee, and an affidavit by the secured party or an authorized representative stating the facts entitling the secured party to possession and ownership of the watercraft, including a copy of the journal entry, court order, or instrument upon which the claim of possession and ownership is founded. If the secured party cannot produce the required proof of ownership, the secured party may submit other evidence with the application and the commissioner may issue a new certificate of title if the evidence provides satisfactory proof of ownership. History:  1989 c 335 art 1 s 226; 1990 c 391 art 10 s 3
MN Stat § 86B.845 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.845 — Temporary Watercraft Use Permits.

86B.845 TEMPORARY WATERCRAFT USE PERMITS. Subdivision 1. Issuance to title applicant. (a) The commissioner may issue a temporary watercraft use permit to a person applying for a certificate of title for a new or used watercraft to allow that person to operate the watercraft on the waters of this state pending completion of the titling and watercraft licensing process. (b) The watercraft use permit must be carried aboard the watercraft to allow immediate inspection. The watercraft use permit must contain a description of the watercraft, including its trade name, if any, year, series or model, hull material, length, hull identification number, and other information prescribed by the commissioner. A permit is valid only for the watercraft for which it is issued. Subd. 2. Distribution to dealers. The commissioner may distribute permits in booklet form to licensed dealers. If the dealer issues a permit, the dealer must submit a watercraft use permit information form to the commissioner. The commissioner must provide information forms that require the name of the person to whom the watercraft use permit was issued, the watercraft description, dates of issue and expiration, and other information prescribed by the commissioner. History:  1989 c 335 art 1 s 227; 1990 c 391 art 10 s 3
MN Stat § 86B.850 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.850 — Duplicate Certificate.

86B.850 DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE. Subdivision 1. Form and issuance. (a) The commissioner may issue a duplicate certificate of title under this section. The duplicate certificate of title must be a certified copy plainly marked "duplicate" across its face and must contain the legend: "This duplicate certificate of title may be subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate." It must be mailed to the owner. The commissioner shall indicate in the department records that a duplicate has been issued. (b) As a condition to issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the commissioner may require a bond from the applicant in the manner and form prescribed in section 86B.830, subdivision 4, paragraph (b). Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2011 c 107 s 108] Subd. 3. Loss of original certificate. If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate may obtain a duplicate by applying to the commissioner, furnishing information the commissioner requires concerning the original certificate, and the circumstances of its loss or destruction. Subd. 4. Mutilated or illegible certificate. If an original certificate of title is mutilated or rendered illegible, the person in possession of the title must return it to the commissioner with the application for a duplicate. Subd. 5. Recovery of lost or stolen certificate. If a lost or stolen certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued is recovered, the lost or stolen certificate of title must be surrendered promptly to the commissioner for cancellation. History:  1989 c 335 art 1 s 228; 1990 c 391 art 10 s 3; 2011 c 107 s 44
MN Stat § 86B.855 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.855 — Suspending Or Revoking Certificate.

86B.855 SUSPENDING OR REVOKING CERTIFICATE. Subdivision 1. Suspension or revocation. The commissioner shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard if authorized by law or if the commissioner finds that: (1) the certificate of title was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued; or (2) the watercraft has been scrapped, dismantled, or destroyed. Subd. 2. Duties of owner. If the commissioner suspends or revokes a certificate of title, the owner or person in possession of the certificate of title, immediately upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, shall mail or deliver the certificate to the commissioner. Subd. 3. Seizure or impoundment. The commissioner may seize and impound a certificate of title that has been suspended or revoked. Subd. 4. Subsequent good faith purchaser. Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not affect the validity of a subsequent transfer to a purchaser relying in good faith on the assignment of a suspended or revoked title if the certificate of title was not surrendered to or seized by the commissioner under subdivisions 2 and 3, and the commissioner shall issue a new certificate of title to an applicant who is a good faith purchaser for value in those circumstances. History:  1989 c 335 art 1 s 229; 1990 c 391 art 10 s 3
MN Stat § 86B.860 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.860 — Responsibilities Of Commissioner.

86B.860 RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMISSIONER. The commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests, and other notices and forms necessary to implement this chapter. In addition, the commissioner may: (1) make necessary investigations to procure information required to implement this chapter; (2) assign a new hull identification number to a watercraft if the watercraft does not have a number or the number is destroyed or obliterated; or (3) adopt and enforce rules necessary to implement this chapter. History:  1989 c 335 art 1 s 230; 1990 c 391 art 10 s 3
MN Stat § 86B.865 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.865 — Penalties.

86B.865 PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Felony. A person is guilty of a felony and punishable by imprisonment for a term of not more than four years, or payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if the person with fraudulent intent: (1) uses a false or fictitious name or address, makes a material false statement, fails to disclose a security interest, or conceals any other material fact in an application for a certificate of title; or (2) submits a false, forged, or fictitious document in support of an application for a certificate of title. Subd. 2. Misdemeanor. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if that person: (1) with fraudulent intent permits another to use or possess a certificate of title who is not entitled to use or possess the certificate of title; (2) willfully fails to mail or deliver a certificate of title to the commissioner or a deputy registrar within ten days after the time required; (3) willfully fails to deliver to a person acquiring a watercraft a certificate of title within ten days after the time required; (4) commits a fraud in an application for a certificate of title; or (5) fails to notify the commissioner of a fact as required by law. History:  1989 c 335 art 1 s 231; 1990 c 391 art 10 s 3
MN Stat § 86B.870 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.870 — Title Fees.

86B.870 TITLE FEES. Subdivision 1. Fees. (a) The fee to be paid to the commissioner: (1) for issuing an original certificate of title, including the concurrent notation of an assignment of the security interest and its subsequent release or satisfaction, is $15; (2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the concurrent notation of an assignment of the security interest and its subsequent release or satisfaction, is $10; (3) for transferring the interest of an owner and issuing a new certificate of title, is $10; (4) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title, unless noted concurrently with the security interest, is $1; and (5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, is $4. (b) In addition to other statutory fees and taxes, a filing fee of $7 is imposed on every watercraft title application. The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on title renewal notices sent by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Concurrent applications. If a person applies for an original or a new certificate of title for a watercraft concurrently with an application for transfer of license of the watercraft to the applicant, the fee prescribed in subdivision 1 is in lieu of the fee prescribed by sections 86B.125, 86B.301, and 86B.401 to 86B.421 for a transfer of ownership or license of the watercraft to the applicant. Subd. 3. Fees paid before title issued. Subject to subdivision 2, the commissioner may not issue a certificate of title for a watercraft until the fees prescribed by subdivision 1 and sections 86B.125, 86B.301, and 86B.401 to 86B.421 for a prior transfer of ownership or license of the watercraft have been paid. Subd. 4. Deposit of fee. Fees collected under this section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the water recreation account, except a deputy registrar who originates an application shall retain the filing fee under subdivision 1, paragraph (b). History:  1989 c 335 art 1 s 232; 1990 c 391 art 10 s 3; 1995 c 220 s 75; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 48
MN Stat § 86B.875 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.875 — Inapplicable Liens And Security Interests.

86B.875 INAPPLICABLE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS. The requirements of this chapter relating to security interests and certificate of title do not apply to or affect: (1) a lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the watercraft while the watercraft is in the possession of the lienholder; (2) a lien given by statute to the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state; or (3) a security interest in a watercraft created by a manufacturer or dealer who holds the watercraft for sale. History:  1989 c 335 art 1 s 233; 1990 c 391 art 10 s 3