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MN Stat § 86B.321 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.321 — Noise Limits.

86B.321 NOISE LIMITS. Subdivision 1. Operation in excess of noise limits prohibited. A person may not operate a motorboat under any condition of load, acceleration, or deceleration in a manner that exceeds the noise limits contained in subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Noise limits. (a) The noise limits for the total noise from the marine engine or motorboat may not exceed: (1) for marine engines or motorboats manufactured before January 1, 1982, a noise level of 84 decibels on the A scale measured at a distance of 50 feet from the motorboat or equivalent noise levels at other distances as specified by the commissioner in a pass-by test or 86 decibels on the A scale measured at idle in a stationary test at least four feet above the water and at least four feet behind the transom of the motorboat being tested; and (2) for marine engines or motorboats manufactured on or after January 1, 1982, a noise level of 82 decibels on the A scale measured at a distance of 50 feet from the motorboat or equivalent noise levels at other distances as specified by the commissioner in a pass-by test or 84 decibels on the A scale measured at idle in a stationary test at least four feet above the water and at least four feet behind the transom of the motorboat being tested. (b) The noise limits in paragraph (a) do not preclude enforcement of other laws relating to motorboat noise. The officer or deputy doing the testing shall determine which test or tests shall be used. Failure to pass either the pass-by or stationary idle test is a violation of this section. (c) Equivalent noise levels under paragraph (a) shall be specified by the commissioner by written order and published in the State Register. The noise level determinations are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply. Subd. 3. Applicability. The provisions of this section do not apply to motorboats operating under a permit issued under section 86B.121 or a United States Coast Guard marine event permit in a regatta or race while on trial runs or while on official trials for speed records during the time and in the designated area authorized by the permit. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 16; 1993 c 13 art 1 s 22; 2004 c 221 s 25; 2004 c 255 s 24
MN Stat § 86B.325 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.325 — Discharge From Marine Toilets Prohibited.

86B.325 DISCHARGE FROM MARINE TOILETS PROHIBITED. (a) A person owning or operating a watercraft or other marine conveyance on the waters of this state may not use, operate, or allow the use or operation of a marine toilet or similar device for the disposition of sewage or other wastes unless the toilet wastes are retained for disposition on land by means of facilities constructed and operated in accordance with rules adopted by the state commissioner of health and approved by the Pollution Control Agency. (b) A person may not: (1) discharge sewage or other wastes into the waters of this state directly or indirectly from a watercraft or other marine conveyance; or (2) place, leave, discharge, or cause to be placed, left, or discharged a container of sewage or other wastes into waters of this state by a person whether or not the owner, operator, guest, or occupant of a watercraft or other marine conveyance. (c) Toilets must be sealed or otherwise rendered inoperative so that human or other waste cannot be discharged from the toilet into waters of this state. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 17
MN Stat § 86B.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.33 — Operating While Impaired.

86B.33 OPERATING WHILE IMPAIRED. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, "controlled substance," "intoxicating substance," and "motorboat in operation" have the meanings given under section 169A.03. Subd. 2. Acts prohibited. (a) An owner or other person having charge or control of a motorboat must not authorize or allow an individual the person knows or has reason to believe is under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or an intoxicating substance to operate the motorboat in operation on waters of the state. (b) A person who operates or is in physical control of a motorboat on waters of the state is subject to chapter 169A. (c) The provisions of chapters 169A, 171, and 609 relating to revoking, suspending, or canceling a driver's license, an instruction permit, or a nonresident operating privilege for alcohol, controlled substance, or intoxicating substance violations apply to motorboat operators and to operating privileges for motorboats. (d) The commissioner of public safety must notify a person of the period during which the person is prohibited from operating a motorboat under section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 171.177. (e) The court must promptly forward to the commissioner of public safety copies of all convictions and criminal and civil sanctions imposed under chapter 169A and section 171.177. (f) If the person operating or in physical control of a motorboat is a program participant in the ignition interlock device program described in section 171.306, the motorboat may be operated only if it is equipped with an approved ignition interlock device and all requirements of section 171.306 are satisfied. For purposes of this paragraph, "program participant" and "ignition interlock device" have the meanings given in section 171.306, subdivision 1. Subd. 3. Penalties. (a) A person who violates subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or an ordinance conforming with subdivision 2, paragraph (a), is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) A person who operates a motorboat during the period the person is prohibited from operating a motorboat under subdivision 2, paragraph (d), is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   1Sp2021 c 6 art 3 s 4
MN Stat § 86B.335 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.335 — Testing For Alcohol And Controlled Substances.

86B.335 TESTING FOR ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] Subd. 7.  [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] Subd. 8.  [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] Subd. 9.  [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] Subd. 10.  [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] Subd. 11.  [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] Subd. 12.  [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] Subd. 13. Coroner to report death. (a) Every coroner or medical examiner shall report in writing to the Department of Natural Resources the death of any person within the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner as the result of an accident involving any watercraft or drowning and the circumstances of the accident. The report shall be made within 15 days after the death or recovery. (b) In the case of operators killed in watercraft accidents, or the death of passengers or drowning victims 14 years of age or older, who die within four hours after accident, the coroner or medical examiner shall examine the body and shall make tests as are necessary to determine the presence and percentage concentration of alcohol, and drugs if feasible, in the blood of the victim. This information shall be included in each report submitted pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision and shall be tabulated by the Department of Natural Resources. Periodically, the commissioner of natural resources must transmit a summary of the reports to the commissioner of public safety. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 19; 1992 c 570 art 3 s 2-6; 1994 c 615 s 7; 1995 c 185 s 2
MN Stat § 86B.341 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.341 — Duties And Liabilities At Accident Or Incident.

86B.341 DUTIES AND LIABILITIES AT ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. Subdivision 1. Operator's duty at accident or incident. (a) The operator of a watercraft involved in an accident or incident resulting in injury or death to a person or in damage to property shall, if possible without serious danger to the watercraft or the persons aboard, immediately stop at the scene of the accident or incident and render assistance as may be practicable and necessary. (b) The operator must give the operator's name, address, and license number of the watercraft and the name and address of the owner of the watercraft to the person injured or the operator or occupants of the other watercraft or owner or occupant of the property involved. The operator must promptly report the accident or incident to the sheriff of the county where the accident or incident occurred. Sheriffs are required to report all accidents and incidents to the commissioner of natural resources, who must periodically transmit a summary of the reports to the commissioner of public safety, and transmit statistics on boating accidents and incidents to the United States Coast Guard. Subd. 2. Owner's and operator's liability. (a) The owner and operator of a watercraft are jointly and severally liable for any injury or damage caused by the negligent operation of a watercraft whether the negligence consists of a violation of the provisions of the statutes of this state or neglecting to observe ordinary care in the operation as the common law requires. The owner is not liable if the watercraft is being operated without the owner's express or implied consent. It is presumed that the operation of a watercraft is with the knowledge and consent of the owner if at the time of the injury or damage the watercraft is under the control of the owner's spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, or other member of the owner's immediate family. (b) This subdivision may not be construed to: (1) relieve other persons from liability which the persons would otherwise have; or (2) authorize or allow recovery in excess of the injury or damage actually incurred. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 20; 1994 c 615 s 8
MN Stat § 86B.405 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.405 — Dealer's License.

86B.405 DEALER'S LICENSE. Subdivision 1. Application. A dealer may apply for a watercraft dealer license on a form prescribed by the commissioner. A watercraft dealer's license shall be issued to a dealer after receipt of an application and payment of the dealer license fee. Subd. 2. Watercraft covered. Watercraft owned by the dealer may be operated under the dealer's license on the waters of this state without watercraft licenses for demonstration purposes or other purposes incident to the usual and customary conduct of the business of manufacturing, selling, or trading of watercraft. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 22
MN Stat § 86B.411 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.411 — Government Watercraft Licenses.

86B.411 GOVERNMENT WATERCRAFT LICENSES. The commissioner shall issue distinguishable government watercraft licenses without a fee for watercraft owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state on receipt of an application for the license on a form prescribed by the commissioner. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 23
MN Stat § 86B.421 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.421 — Licensing By Political Subdivisions.

86B.421 LICENSING BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. A political subdivision may not require watercraft to be licensed. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 25
MN Stat § 86B.501 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.501 — Personal Flotation And Lifesaving Devices.

86B.501 PERSONAL FLOTATION AND LIFESAVING DEVICES. Subdivision 1. Personal flotation or lifesaving devices. (a) Watercraft and waterfowl 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. (b) The commissioner may not: (1) require sailboards to be equipped with personal flotation or lifesaving devices; or (2) require persons on sailboards to wear personal flotation or lifesaving devices or have them readily available. Subd. 2. Rented watercraft; responsibility for lifesaving devices. The owner of a business that rents, leases, or hires out watercraft must provide a personal flotation or lifesaving device of the type required by this section for each person on board the watercraft. Subd. 3. Grant Allen Law; life jacket required for children. (a) No person may operate a watercraft under way with a child under ten years of age aboard unless the child is: (1) wearing an appropriate personal flotation device approved under subdivision 1; or (2) below the top deck or in an enclosed cabin. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to commercial watercraft where the child is a passenger and the operator is licensed by the state of Minnesota or the United States Coast Guard to carry passengers for hire. Paragraph (a) also does not apply if the watercraft is anchored for the purpose of swimming or diving. (c) A first violation of this subdivision prior to May 1, 2006, shall not result in a penalty, but is punishable only by a safety warning. (d) Any violation other than a violation addressed in paragraph (c) is to be considered a petty misdemeanor. Subd. 4. Rowing team members; personal flotation devices. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, a member of a rowing team that is sanctioned by an academic or nonprofit entity is not required to wear or possess, and no local ordinance or rule may require a member of a rowing team to wear or possess, a personal flotation device in a racing shell if a chase boat carrying the devices prescribed under subdivision 1 accompanies the racing shell. The requirement for a chase boat does not apply on waters where it is preempted by federal regulations. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 26; 2005 c 31 s 1; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 39; 2013 c 121 s 26
MN Stat § 86B.505 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.505 — Watercraft Capacity Plates.

86B.505 WATERCRAFT CAPACITY PLATES. Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) A watercraft 20 feet or less in length manufactured for sale in this state after December 31, 1980, except canoes, kayaks, sailboats, sailboards, and inflatable boats, must have a capacity plate permanently affixed to the watercraft by the manufacturer. The capacity plate must contain information relating to maximum safe carrying and power capacity specifications prescribed by the commissioner. The information contained on the capacity plate must, at a minimum, comply with the established standards and regulations of the United States Coast Guard. (b) For purposes of this section, "manufacture" means to construct or assemble a watercraft or alter a watercraft in a manner that changes its weight and carrying capacity. Subd. 2. Certification of correct information. The information appearing on a capacity plate is deemed to certify that the manufacturer has correctly and faithfully specified the maximum safe carrying and horsepower capacity and that the information is not a deliberate or negligent misrepresentation. Subd. 3. Violation. A person who does not comply with provisions of this section commits a violation for each watercraft for which this section is not complied with. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 27
MN Stat § 86B.511 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.511 — Lights.

86B.511 LIGHTS. Except as provided in section 169.541, a watercraft using the waters of this state, when underway or in use between sunset and sunrise, must carry and display the lights prescribed by the commissioner for the watercraft. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 28; 1990 c 555 s 11
MN Stat § 86B.515 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.515 — Sirens And Sound-producing Devices.

86B.515 SIRENS AND SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES. Subdivision 1. Sound-producing devices. Motorboats 16 feet or more in overall length using the waters of this state must carry sound-producing devices as prescribed by the commissioner. The operator of a motorboat shall sound these devices only when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation. Subd. 2. Sirens. (a) A siren may not be carried or used on a watercraft other than patrol watercraft. (b) A siren carried or used in violation of this subdivision may be removed and seized by the sheriff. A seized siren becomes the property of the county where it was seized and may be used or disposed of as the county board determines. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 29
MN Stat § 86B.521 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.521 — Motorboat Noise Control.

86B.521 MOTORBOAT NOISE CONTROL. Subdivision 1. Exhaust muffling system required. A motor may not be used on a motorboat unless it is equipped with an efficient muffler, underwater exhaust, or other device that adequately muffles or suppresses the sound of the exhaust of the motor so as to prevent excessive or unusual noise. A motor may not be equipped with an altered muffler, muffler cutout, muffler bypass, or any other device designed or installed so that it can be used to continually or intermittently bypass any muffler or muffler system installed in the motorboat or to reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of such a muffler or muffler system. Subd. 2. Sale of motor that exceeds noise limits prohibited. A person may not sell or offer for sale a marine engine or motorboat that would exceed the noise limits contained in section 86B.321, subdivision 2, under a test procedure approved by the commissioner if the motor is maintained according to the manufacturer's specifications. Subd. 3. Modifying engine to exceed noise limits prohibited. (a) A person may not modify a marine engine or motorboat in a manner that will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the marine engine or motorboat above the noise limits contained in section 86B.321, subdivision 2, under a test procedure approved by the commissioner. (b) A person may not operate a motorboat with an engine modified to increase noise above the noise limits. Subd. 4. Sale of parts that cause excessive noise prohibited. (a) A person may not sell or offer for sale replacement or additional parts for a marine engine or motorboat which when installed in the marine engine or motorboat will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the marine engine or motorboat above the noise limits contained in section 86B.321, subdivision 2, under a test procedure approved by the commissioner. (b) A person may not operate a motorboat incorporating parts prohibited to be sold under paragraph (a). Subd. 5. Applicability. The provisions of this section do not apply to motorboats operating under a permit issued under section 86B.121 or a United States Coast Guard marine event permit in a regatta, or race, while on trial runs, or while on official trials for speed records during the time and in the designated area authorized by the permit. Subd. 6. Rulemaking exemption. The test procedures under subdivisions 2, 3, and 4 shall be established by written order by the commissioner and published in the State Register. The establishment of test procedures is exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 30; 2004 c 221 s 26; 2004 c 255 s 25,26
MN Stat § 86B.525 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.525 — Device For Arresting Backfire.

86B.525 DEVICE FOR ARRESTING BACKFIRE. A motor other than a detachable outboard motor may not be used on a watercraft unless each carburetor is fitted with a device for arresting or safely deflecting backfire which is approved or prescribed by the United States Coast Guard. The devices must be maintained in serviceable condition. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 31
MN Stat § 86B.531 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.531 — Fire Extinguishers And Fuel Area Ventilation.

86B.531 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND FUEL AREA VENTILATION. Subdivision 1. Fire extinguishers. Inboard motorboats, houseboats, and other motorboats carrying or using fuel or other inflammable or toxic fluid in an enclosure of the boat must be provided with the number, size, and type of fire extinguishers as may be approved by the commissioner. Fire extinguishers approved by the commissioner shall comply with requirements of the United States Coast Guard. The extinguishers shall be at all times kept in condition for immediate and effective use and shall be so placed as to be readily accessible. Subd. 2. Fuel area ventilation. Inboard motorboats, houseboats, and other motorboats carrying or using fuel or other inflammable or toxic fluid in an enclosure of the boat must be provided with means for properly and efficiently ventilating the bilges of the engine and fuel tank compartments as prescribed by the commissioner to remove explosive or flammable gases. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 32
MN Stat § 86B.535 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.535 — Marine Toilets.

86B.535 MARINE TOILETS. Subdivision 1. Retention device required. A watercraft or other marine conveyance on the waters of the state may not be equipped with a marine toilet unless also equipped with a retention device acceptable to the Pollution Control Agency. Subd. 2. List of retention devices. (a) The Pollution Control Agency shall, upon request, furnish a list of the types of retention devices currently available and considered acceptable for the purposes of this section for use with marine toilets. (b) The commissioner of natural resources shall furnish the sheriff of each county with a list of retention facilities acceptable to the Pollution Control Agency. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 33