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2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 11 - Consolidation of Water Companies and Conservation Districts › Section 1 - Powers and duties of School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration -- Consolidation -- Purpose.

73-11-1.
Powers and duties of School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration -- Consolidation -- Purpose.
(1) The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration of the state is hereby authorized to merge and consolidate the properties, rights, privileges, and franchises acquired by the state through foreclosures of the mortgage of the Carbon Water Company to the state with the properties, rights, privileges, and franchises of the Price River water conservation district, the Wellington Canal Company, Bryner Plantz Ditch, Bryner Hansen Ditch, Lyn Ditch, Spring Glen Canal, Oberto Ditch, Marchello Ditch, Stowell Canal, Cook Ditch, Price Water Company, Pioneer Ditch Number Two, Allred Ditch, Pioneer Ditch Number One, Carbon Water Company, Tidwell Canal, Snyder Ditch, being all corporations of a similar nature, and others having or owning storage rights in the reservoir of the Price River water conservation district, situated in Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah, pursuant to Title 16, Chapter 10a, Part 11, Merger and Share Exchange, to the end that greater efficiency in the preservation and distribution of water and greater economy of management may be accomplished, and in order to effect the merger and consolidation the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration is authorized to join in the execution of proper articles of merger and consolidation, providing all of the other constituent parties are duly and regularly authorized to join in the action.
(2) The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration may take and accept stock of the consolidated corporation of sufficient amount and of proper class in full payment for the properties, rights, privileges, and franchises transferred and conveyed to the consolidated corporation.
Amended by Chapter 299, 1995 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 11 - Consolidation of Water Companies and Conservation Districts › Section 2 - Reserve stock for irrigating trust lands -- Sell or lease excess stock.

73-11-2.
Reserve stock for irrigating trust lands -- Sell or lease excess stock.
The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration shall have power, and it shall be its duty:
(1) in the event the merger and consolidation is effected, to reserve and hold an amount of the capital stock of the consolidated corporation as will supply a water right for all lands owned by the state and capable of irrigation from the canals, ditches, or distribution system of the consolidated corporation; and
(2) to sell or lease all excess stock upon such terms as it may consider best to persons owning land capable of being irrigated from the canals, ditches, or distributing system of the consolidated corporation.
Amended by Chapter 299, 1995 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 11 - Consolidation of Water Companies and Conservation Districts › Section 3 - Disposition of proceeds.

73-11-3.
Disposition of proceeds.
The money derived from the sale or lease of such excess stock shall go to the reservoir land grant fund until the principal of the loan or loans made to the Carbon Water Company, or its predecessors, the interest thereon, and advances made by the state in connection therewith, are fully paid, and thereafter the money derived from the sale or lease of said stock go to the state school fund.
No Change Since 1953
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 11 - Consolidation of Water Companies and Conservation Districts › Section 4 - School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration to vote stock of consolidated district.

73-11-4.
School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration to vote stock of consolidated district.
In the event it is necessary for the consolidated corporation to borrow money for consolidation expenses, repairs, improvements, and operation, and to pay the indebtedness of the Price River water conservation district or any of the constituent companies, and to pledge or mortgage all or any part of the assets and properties of the consolidated corporation as security therefor, the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration is authorized to vote the stock of the state in favor of the action, providing it considers the action to be in the best interest of all the constituent parties.
Amended by Chapter 299, 1995 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 12 - Utah Lake Diking Project › Section 1 - Governor authorized to convey to the United States lands or interests in said lands in bed of or on margin of Utah Lake.

73-12-1.
Governor authorized to convey to the United States lands or interests in said lands in bed of or on margin of Utah Lake.
For the purpose of cooperating with and assisting the United States of America in developing the water resources of this state, the governor of the state of Utah is hereby authorized to grant and convey to the United States of America by deed or deeds or other appropriate instrument or instruments such right, title and interest which the state of Utah now has or which it may acquire in and to the lands herein described, or of any part of the same, and/or to grant and convey any easement or right of way in, upon or across any such state lands as may be necessary or desirable in connection with the construction by the United States of America of any storage reservoir, dike or dikes, and/or other works for the development and use of water for irrigation and other purposes; provided, that the governor shall not make any such grants or conveyances until an agreement has been made by the United States of America with a water users' association, and/or other entity or entities for the construction of any of such works in connection with which is desired any grant or conveyance provided for in this act.
No Change Since 1953
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 12 - Utah Lake Diking Project › Section 2 - Manner of executing and attesting deeds.

73-12-2.
Manner of executing and attesting deeds.
All deeds or other instruments herein authorized to be executed shall be executed and attested in the manner in which patents to state lands are executed and attested.
No Change Since 1953
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 12 - Utah Lake Diking Project › Section 4 - Purposes for which land is to be used.

73-12-4.
Purposes for which land is to be used.
Said lands to be used by the United States of America as aforesaid in connection with the development and use of water for irrigation and other purposes in this state under the provisions of the Act of Congress known as the Reclamation Act, approved June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388) and/or of the Act of Congress known as the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 195), and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
No Change Since 1953
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 12a - Colorado River Compact › Section 1 - Ratification.

73-12a-1.
Ratification.
That certain compact and treaty approved by a representative of the United States of America and negotiated and entered into by representatives of the states of Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California, sitting as the Colorado River Commission, which compact and treaty apportions the waters of the Colorado river, and which commission was created in conformity with Laws of Utah 1921, Chapter 68, and similar acts of the legislatures of the several respective states named and of the Congress of the United States, is hereby approved, confirmed, and ratified for and by the state of Utah.
Amended by Chapter 250, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 12a - Colorado River Compact › Section 3 - Original compact -- Act as ratified.

73-12a-3.
Original compact -- Act as ratified.
The compact and treaty ratified by this act is the original signed by members of the Colorado River Commission, approved by a representative of the United States of America, and deposited in the archives of the Department of State of the United States at Washington, D.C. Any error made in copying the original compact and treaty as in Section 73-12a-2 hereof shall be held not to invalidate this ratification or compact and treaty in any way.
No Change Since 1953
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 13 - Upper Colorado River Basin Compact › Section 9 - Ratification of compact.

73-13-9.
Ratification of compact.
The Upper Colorado River Basin Compact entered into at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on October 11, 1948, by the Upper Colorado River Basin States, namely, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, by the representatives of those states, with the approval of the representative of the United States of America, is hereby unconditionally ratified, approved and confirmed for and by the state of Utah.
No Change Since 1953
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 13 - Upper Colorado River Basin Compact › Section 11 - Original compact -- Act as ratifying.

73-13-11.
Original compact -- Act as ratifying.
The Compact ratified by this act is the original signed by the commissioners representing the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, and the secretary of the commission, and approved by the representative of the United States of America, and deposited in the archives of the Department of State of the United States of America, and with the Division of Archives of the state of Utah.
Amended by Chapter 67, 1984 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 13 - Upper Colorado River Basin Compact › Section 12 - Errors in copying for Section 73-13-10 -- As invalidating ratification.

73-13-12.
Errors in copying for Section 73-13-10 -- As invalidating ratification.
Any error made, if any, in copying the original Compact in Section 73-13-10 hereof, shall be held not to invalidate the ratification of the Compact in any way.
No Change Since 1953
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 15 - Modification of Weather › Section 3 - Cloud seeding to increase precipitation -- Control of Division of Water Resources -- Powers and authority of division -- "Cloud seeding" and "cloud-seeding project" defined.

73-15-3.
Cloud seeding to increase precipitation -- Control of Division of Water Resources -- Powers and authority of division -- "Cloud seeding" and "cloud-seeding project" defined.
The state of Utah through the Division of Water Resources shall be the only entity, private or public, that shall have authority to authorize cloud-seeding research, evaluation, or implementation projects to alter precipitation, cloud forms, or meteorological parameters within the state of Utah, except cloud seeding for the suppression of fog; and frost prevention measures for the protection of orchards and crops are excluded from the coverage of this act. The Division of Water Resources shall authorize and may sponsor or develop local or state-wide cloud-seeding projects that conform to over-all state water planning objectives and are determined to be feasible by the Division of Water Resources. The Division of Water Resources may contract with the Utah water research laboratory or any other individual or organization for consultation and/or assistance in developing cloud-seeding projects or in furthering necessary research of cloud seeding or other factors that may be affected by cloud-seeding activities. Cloud seeding as used in this act shall be construed to mean all acts undertaken to artificially distribute or create nuclei in cloud masses for the purposes of altering precipitation, cloud forms, or other meteorological parameters. A cloud-seeding project as used in this act shall be a planned project to evaluate meteorological conditions, perform cloud seeding, and evaluate results.
Amended by Chapter 250, 1979 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 15 - Modification of Weather › Section 4 - Water from cloud seeding part of natural water supply -- Notice of intent prior to cloud-seeding project.

73-15-4.
Water from cloud seeding part of natural water supply -- Notice of intent prior to cloud-seeding project.
All water derived as a result of cloud seeding shall be considered a part of the natural water supply of the basin in the same sense as if no cloud seeding operations had been conducted, and any water so derived shall not be subject to new appropriations but shall be administered and distributed to users on the stream system in accordance with existing water rights. A notice of intent shall be filed with the Division of Water Rights prior to the commencement of a cloud-seeding project.
Amended by Chapter 260, 1979 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 15 - Modification of Weather › Section 5 - Transfer of records and data to division -- Establishment of reporting and recordkeeping procedures.

73-15-5.
Transfer of records and data to division -- Establishment of reporting and recordkeeping procedures.
All records and data collected by the department of meteorology of the state school of mines and mineral industries of the University of Utah since March 14, 1953, shall be transferred to the Division of Water Resources, there to be a permanent record. The Division of Water Resources shall establish forms and/or criteria for reporting data and record keeping and cause that a permanent record is kept of all pertinent data related to cloud-seeding projects, cloud-seeding research projects, or research related to other factors that may be affected by cloud-seeding activities.
Amended by Chapter 21, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 15 - Modification of Weather › Section 6 - Cloud-seeding contractors -- Registration.

73-15-6.
Cloud-seeding contractors -- Registration.
Any individual or organization that would like to become a cloud-seeding contractor in the state of Utah shall register with the Division of Water Resources. As a part of the registration the applicant shall meet qualifications established by the Division of Water Resources and submit proof of financial responsibility in order to give reasonable assurance of protection to the public in the event it should be established that damages were caused to third parties as a result of negligence in carrying out a cloud-seeding project.
Enacted by Chapter 193, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 15 - Modification of Weather › Section 7 - Precipitation caused by authorized project not presumed to constitute trespass or nuisance.

73-15-7.
Precipitation caused by authorized project not presumed to constitute trespass or nuisance.
The mere dissemination of materials and substances into the atmosphere or causing precipitation pursuant to an authorized cloud-seeding project shall not give rise to any presumption that such use of the atmosphere or lands constitutes trespass or involves an actionable or enjoinable public or private nuisance.
Enacted by Chapter 193, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 15 - Modification of Weather › Section 8 - Cloud seeding in Utah to target area in adjoining state.

73-15-8.
Cloud seeding in Utah to target area in adjoining state.
Cloud seeding in Utah to target an area in an adjoining state is prohibited except upon full compliance of the laws of the target area state the same as if the cloud-seeding operation took place in the target area state, as well as the other provisions of this act.
Enacted by Chapter 193, 1973 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 16 - Amended Bear River Compact › Section 1 - Ratification.

73-16-1.
Ratification.
The Bear River Compact entered into at Salt Lake City, Utah, on February 4, 1955, by Idaho, Utah and Wyoming, by the representatives of those states, with the approval of the representative of the United States of America, is hereby unconditionally ratified, approved and confirmed for and by the state of Utah.
Enacted by Chapter 161, 1955 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 16 - Amended Bear River Compact › Section 3 - Ratification of compact.

73-16-3.
Ratification of compact.
The compact ratified by this act is the original signed by the commissioners representing the states of Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming, and the secretary of the commission, and approved by the representative of the United States of America, and deposited in the archives of the Department of State of the United States of America and with the Division of Archives of the state of Utah.
Amended by Chapter 67, 1984 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 16 - Amended Bear River Compact › Section 4 - Members of commission.

Effective 5/3/2023
73-16-4.
Members of commission.
(1) There shall be three members of the Bear River Compact commission from the state.
(2)
(a) One member shall be the state engineer, who shall chair the Utah delegation.
(b) The Board of Water Resources shall appoint the other two commissioners from Utah:
(i) after consultation with the state engineer;
(ii) after consultation with the director of the Division of Water Resources; and
(iii) with the consent of the governor.
(c) The two appointed members shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Water Resources and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(3)
(a) A member shall be a resident of the state.
(b) One appointed member shall be a landowner and irrigator residing on and operating a farm within the lower division as defined by the compact.
(c) One appointed member shall be a landowner and irrigator residing on and operating a farm within the upper division as defined by the compact.
(4)
(a) The Board of Water Resources may appoint two alternative members of the Bear River Compact commission:
(i) after consultation with the state engineer;
(ii) after consultation with the director of the Division of Water Resources; and
(iii) with the consent of the governor.
(b) One alternate shall be a resident of the state and a landowner and irrigator residing on and operating a farm within the lower division as defined by the compact. The alternate may act at all regular and special meetings of the Bear River Compact commission whenever the regular member of the Bear River Compact commission from this same area is unable to serve and act.
(c) One alternate shall be a resident of the state and shall be a landowner and irrigator residing on and operating a farm within the upper division as defined by the compact. The alternate may act at all regular and special meetings of the Bear River Compact commission whenever the regular member of the Bear River Compact commission from this same area is unable to serve and act.
(5) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 63A-3-106;
(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
Amended by Chapter 140, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 16 - Amended Bear River Compact › Section 5 - Error in copying does not invalidate.

73-16-5.
Error in copying does not invalidate.
Any error made, if any, in copying the original compact in Section 73-16-2 hereof, shall be held not to invalidate the ratification of the compact in any way.
Enacted by Chapter 161, 1955 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 1 - Statement of policy.

73-18-1.
Statement of policy.
It is the policy of this state to regulate and promote safety for persons and property in and connected with the use, operation and equipment of vessels and to promote uniformity of laws and to adopt and pursue an educational program in relation thereto.
Amended by Chapter 188, 1971 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 3 - Enforcement of State Boating Act to be supervised by division.

73-18-3.
Enforcement of State Boating Act to be supervised by division.
The administration and enforcement of the State Boating Act shall be under the supervision and direction of the division.
Amended by Chapter 197, 1986 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 3.5 - Advisory council.

Affected by 63I-1-273 on 7/1/2024
Effective 7/1/2022
73-18-3.5.
Advisory council.
The division, after notifying the commission, may appoint an advisory council that includes:
(1) representation of boating interests; and
(2) among the advisory council's duties, making recommendations on state boating policies.
Amended by Chapter 68, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 4 - Division may make rules and set fees.

Effective 7/1/2022
73-18-4.
Division may make rules and set fees.
(1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division, after notifying the commission, shall make rules:
(a) creating a uniform waterway marking system which shall be obeyed by all vessel operators;
(b) regulating the placement of waterway markers and other permanent or anchored objects on the waters of this state;
(c) zoning certain waters of this state for the purpose of prohibiting the operation of vessels or motors for safety and health purposes only;
(d) regulating vessel operators who carry passengers for hire, boat liveries, and outfitting companies; and
(e) regulating anchored, beached, moored, or abandoned vessels to minimize health, safety, and environmental concerns.
(2)
(a) The division, after notifying the commission, may set fees in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 for:
(i) licensing vessel operators who carry passengers for hire; and
(ii) registering:
(A) outfitting companies; and
(B) boat liveries.
(b) The license and registration fees imposed pursuant to Subsection (2)(a) shall be deposited into the Boating Account created in Section 73-18-22.
Amended by Chapter 68, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 6 - Numbering of motorboats and sailboats required -- Exception.

Effective 5/10/2016
73-18-6.
Numbering of motorboats and sailboats required -- Exception.
(1) Every motorboat and sailboat on the waters of this state shall be numbered. No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat or sailboat on the waters of this state unless the motorboat or sailboat is numbered in accordance with:
(a) this chapter;
(b) applicable federal law; or
(c) a federally-approved numbering system of another state, if the owner is a resident of that state and his motorboat or sailboat has not been in this state in excess of 60 days for the calendar year.
(2) The number assigned to a motorboat or sailboat in accordance with this chapter, applicable federal law, or a federally-approved numbering system of another state shall be displayed on each side of the bow of the motorboat or sailboat, except this requirement does not apply to any vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the United States Coast Guard.
(3) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 303, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 7.1 - Fraudulent application for registration or certificate of title.

73-18-7.1.
Fraudulent application for registration or certificate of title.
A person is guilty of a third degree felony if he:
(1) fraudulently uses a false or fictitious name in any application for a registration or certificate of title for a motorboat, sailboat, or outboard motor; or
(2) in making an application specified in Subsection (1), he:
(a) knowingly makes a false statement;
(b) knowingly conceals a material fact; or
(c) otherwise commits a fraud.
Enacted by Chapter 216, 1990 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 7.2 - Falsified or misused registration or certificate of title.

Effective 5/14/2019
73-18-7.2.
Falsified or misused registration or certificate of title.
(1) It is a third degree felony for a person to:
(a) alter with fraudulent intent a motorboat or sailboat certificate of title, registration card, or registration decal or outboard motor certificate of title issued by the division or the division's authorized agent;
(b) forge or counterfeit a motorboat or sailboat certificate of title, registration card, or registration decal or outboard motor certificate of title purporting to have been issued by the division or the division's authorized agent;
(c) alter, falsify, or forge an assignment upon a motorboat, sailboat, or outboard motor certificate of title; or
(d) hold or use a motorboat or sailboat certificate of title, registration card, or registration decal or outboard motor certificate of title knowing it has been altered, forged, or falsified.
(2) It is a class C misdemeanor for a person to use or permit the use or display of a registration decal or registration card on a motorboat or sailboat or in the operation of a motorboat or sailboat other than the motorboat or sailboat for which the registration decal or registration card is issued.
Amended by Chapter 75, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 7.3 - Suspension or revocation of a registration or certificate of title.

73-18-7.3.
Suspension or revocation of a registration or certificate of title.
The division or its authorized agent may suspend or revoke the registration or certificate of title of a motorboat, sailboat, or outboard motor if:
(1) the division or its authorized agent determines that the registration or certificate of title was fraudulently or erroneously issued;
(2) the division or its authorized agent determines that a registered motorboat or sailboat is mechanically unfit or unseaworthy for operation on the waters of this state;
(3) a registered motorboat or sailboat has been dismantled or wrecked so that it loses its character as a vessel;
(4) the division or its authorized agent determines that the required registration or titling fee has not been paid or is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand;
(5) a registration decal or number is knowingly displayed upon a motorboat or sailboat other than the one for which the decal or number was issued;
(6) the division or its authorized agent determines that the owner has committed any offense under this chapter or Title 41, Chapter 1a, Part 5, Titling Requirement, involving the registration or certificate of title of a motorboat, sailboat, or outboard motor; or
(7) the division or authorized agent is so authorized under any other provision of law.
Amended by Chapter 1, 1992 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 7.4 - Canceled, suspended, or revoked registration or certificate of title to be returned.

73-18-7.4.
Canceled, suspended, or revoked registration or certificate of title to be returned.
If the division or its authorized agent cancels, suspends, or revokes the registration or certificate of title of a motorboat, sailboat, or outboard motor, the owner shall immediately return the canceled, suspended, or revoked registration card, registration decal, or certificate of title to the division or authorized agent.
Enacted by Chapter 216, 1990 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 8 - Safety equipment required to be on board vessels -- Penalties.

Effective 7/1/2022
73-18-8.
Safety equipment required to be on board vessels -- Penalties.
(1)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), each vessel shall have, for each person on board, one wearable personal flotation device that is approved for the type of use by the commandant of the United States Coast Guard.
(b) Each personal flotation device shall be:
(i) in serviceable condition;
(ii) legally marked with the United States Coast Guard approval number; and
(iii) of an appropriate size for the person for whom it is intended.
(c)
(i) Sailboards and racing shells are exempt from the provisions of Subsections (1)(a) and (e).
(ii) The division, after notifying the commission, may exempt certain types of vessels from the provisions of Subsection (1)(a) under certain conditions or upon certain waters.
(d) The division may require by rule, after notifying the commission, for personal flotation devices to be worn:
(i) while a person is on board a certain type of vessel;
(ii) by a person under a certain age; or
(iii) on certain waters of the state.
(e) For vessels 16 feet or more in length, there shall also be on board one throwable personal flotation device which is approved for this use by the commandant of the United States Coast Guard.
(2) The operator of a vessel operated between sunset and sunrise shall display lighted navigation lights approved by the division.
(3) If a vessel is not entirely open and it carries or uses any flammable or toxic fluid in any enclosure for any purpose, the vessel shall be equipped with an efficient natural or mechanical ventilation system that is capable of removing resulting gases before and during the time the vessel is occupied by any person.
(4) Each vessel shall have fire extinguishing equipment on board.
(5) Any inboard gasoline engine shall be equipped with a carburetor backfire flame control device.
(6) The division may, after notifying the commission:
(a) require additional safety equipment by rule; and
(b) adopt rules conforming with the requirements of this section which govern specifications for and the use of safety equipment.
(7) A person may not operate or give permission for the operation of a vessel that is not equipped as required by this section or rules promulgated under this section.
(8) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 68, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 8.1 - Capacity and certification label.

Effective 5/10/2016
73-18-8.1.
Capacity and certification label.
(1) Each vessel manufactured after November 1, 1972, which is less than 20 feet in length, except a sailboat, canoe, kayak, inflatable vessel, or homemade motor boat must have a United States Coast Guard capacity and certification label permanently affixed to the vessel and clearly visible to the operator when boarding or operating the vessel. The capacity and certification information may be combined together and displayed on one label.
(2) No person shall operate, or give permission for the operation of, any vessel on the waters of this state if it is loaded or powered in excess of the maximum capacity information on the United States Coast Guard capacity label.
(3) No person shall alter, deface, or remove any United States Coast Guard capacity or certification information label affixed to a vessel.
(4) No person shall operate, or give permission for the operation of, a vessel on the waters of this state if the required United States Coast Guard capacity or certification information label has been altered, defaced, or removed.
(5) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 303, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 9 - Exemptions from registration.

Effective 7/1/2021
73-18-9.
Exemptions from registration.
Registration under this chapter is not required for any of the following:
(1) a motorboat or sailboat that:
(a) is already covered by a valid registration issued by its nonresident owner's resident state; and
(b) has not been within this state in excess of 60 days for the calendar year;
(2) a motorboat or sailboat from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this state;
(3) a motorboat or sailboat whose owner is the United States, a state or subdivision thereof;
(4) a ship's lifeboat; or
(5) a motorboat or sailboat belonging to a class of vessels which is exempted from registration by the division after the division finds:
(a) that the registration of motorboats or sailboats of this class will not materially aid in their identification; and
(b) that the United States Coast Guard has a numbering system applicable to the class of motorboats or sailboats to which the motorboat or sailboat in question belongs, and the motorboat or sailboat would also be exempt from numbering if it were subject to federal law.
Amended by Chapter 280, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 10 - Owner of boat livery -- Duties.

73-18-10.
Owner of boat livery -- Duties.
(1) The owner of a boat livery shall keep a record of the following: the name and address of the person hiring any vessel; the identification number of the vessel; the vessel's departure date and time; and the vessel's expected time of return. The record shall be preserved for at least one year.
(2) Neither the owner of a boat livery nor his agent or employee may permit any vessel to depart from the premises of the boat livery unless the owner has equipped it as required under this chapter and unless he has advised the lessee or renter of the vessel of all rules promulgated under this chapter which the lessee or renter must obey.
Amended by Chapter 197, 1986 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 11 - Regulation of muffling devices.

Effective 7/1/2022
73-18-11.
Regulation of muffling devices.
The division, after notifying the commission, shall adopt rules for the regulating of muffling devices on all vessels.
Amended by Chapter 68, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 12 - Operation in willful or wanton disregard for safety -- Penalty.

73-18-12.
Operation in willful or wanton disregard for safety -- Penalty.
(1) A person may not operate any nonmotorized vessel, or manipulate any water skis or any device towed by a motorboat in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.
(2) A violation of Subsection (1) is a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 200, 2002 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 13.1 - Accident involving property damage -- Duties of operator, occupant, and owner -- Penalties.

73-18-13.1.
Accident involving property damage -- Duties of operator, occupant, and owner -- Penalties.
(1) As used in this section, "reason to believe" means information from which a reasonable person would believe that the person may have been involved in an accident.
(2)
(a) The operator of a vessel who has reason to believe that the operator may have been involved in an accident resulting only in damage to another vessel or other property shall remain at the scene of the accident until the operator has fulfilled the requirements of Section 73-18-13.
(b) If the operator has reason to believe that the operator may have been involved in an accident resulting in damage to another vessel or other property only after leaving the scene of the accident, the operator shall immediately comply as nearly as possible with the requirements of Section 73-18-13.
(3) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Enacted by Chapter 153, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 13.2 - Accident involving injury -- Stop at accident -- Penalty.

73-18-13.2.
Accident involving injury -- Stop at accident -- Penalty.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Reason to believe" means information from which a reasonable person would believe that the person may have been involved in an accident.
(b) "Serious bodily injury" means bodily injury which involves a substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.
(2)
(a) The operator of a vessel who has reason to believe that the operator may have been involved in an accident resulting in injury to a person shall:
(i) immediately stop the vessel at the scene of the accident or as close to it as safely possible; and
(ii) remain at the scene of the accident until the operator has fulfilled the requirements of Section 73-18-13.
(b) If the operator of a vessel has reason to believe the operator may have been involved in an accident only after leaving the scene of the accident, the operator shall immediately comply as nearly as possible with the requirements of Section 73-18-13.
(3)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a person who violates the provisions of Subsection (2):
(i) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if the accident resulted in injury to any person; and
(ii) shall be fined not less than $750.
(b) A person who violates the provisions of Subsection (2):
(i) is guilty of a third degree felony if the accident resulted in serious bodily injury to a person; and
(ii) shall be fined not less than $750.
Enacted by Chapter 153, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 13.3 - Accident involving death -- Stop at accident -- Penalty.

73-18-13.3.
Accident involving death -- Stop at accident -- Penalty.
(1) As used in this section, "reason to believe" means information from which a reasonable person would believe that the person may have been involved in an accident.
(2)
(a) The operator of a vessel who has reason to believe that the operator may have been involved in an accident resulting in the death of a person shall:
(i) immediately stop the vessel at the scene of the accident or as close to it as safely possible; and
(ii) remain at the scene of the accident until the operator has fulfilled the requirements of Section 73-18-13.
(b) If the operator of a vessel has reason to believe the operator may have been involved in an accident only after leaving the scene of the accident, the operator shall immediately comply as nearly as possible with the requirements of Section 73-18-13.
(3) A person who violates the provisions of Subsection (2) is guilty of a third degree felony and shall be fined not less than $750.
Enacted by Chapter 153, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 13.5 - Motorboat accidents -- Investigation and report of operator security -- Agency action if no security -- Surrender of registration materials.

Effective 7/1/2022
73-18-13.5.
Motorboat accidents -- Investigation and report of operator security -- Agency action if no security -- Surrender of registration materials.
(1) Upon request of a peace officer investigating an accident involving a motorboat as defined in Section 73-18c-102, the operator of the motorboat shall provide evidence of the owner's or operator's security required under Section 73-18c-301.
(2) The peace officer shall record on a form approved by the division:
(a) the information provided by the operator;
(b) whether the operator provided insufficient or no information; and
(c) whether the peace officer finds reasonable cause to believe that any information given is not correct.
(3) The peace officer shall deposit all completed forms with the peace officer's agency, which shall forward the forms to the division no later than 10 days after receipt.
(4)
(a) The division shall revoke the registration of a motorboat as defined in Section 73-18c-102 involved in an accident unless the owner or operator can demonstrate to the division compliance with the owner's or operator's security requirement of Section 73-18c-301 at the time of the accident.
(b) Any registration revoked shall be renewed in accordance with Section 73-18-7.
(5) A person may appeal a revocation issued under Subsection (4) in accordance with procedures established by the division, after notifying the commission, by rule that are consistent with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
(6)
(a) Any person whose registration is revoked under Subsection (4) shall return the registration card and decals for the motorboat to the division.
(b) If the person fails to return the registration materials as required, they shall be confiscated under Section 73-18-13.6.
(7) The division may, after notifying the commission, make rules for the enforcement of this section.
(8) In this section, "evidence of owner's or operator's security" includes any one of the following:
(a) the operator's:
(i) insurance policy;
(ii) binder notice;
(iii) renewal notice; or
(iv) card issued by an insurance company as evidence of insurance;
(b) a copy of a surety bond, certified by the surety, which conforms to Section 73-18c-102;
(c) a certificate of the state treasurer issued under Section 73-18c-305; or
(d) a certificate of self-funded coverage issued under Section 73-18c-306.
Amended by Chapter 68, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 13.6 - Grounds for confiscation of registration materials by state -- Registration renewal.

73-18-13.6.
Grounds for confiscation of registration materials by state -- Registration renewal.
(1)
(a) The division, any peace officer acting in an official capacity, or a person authorized under Subsection (2) may take possession of any registration card or decal issued by the state:
(i) upon revocation of it;
(ii) that is fictitious;
(iii) that has been unlawfully or erroneously issued; or
(iv) that is unlawfully or erroneously displayed.
(b) A receipt shall be issued that describes each confiscated item.
(2) The division may enter into contractual agreements with constables or other law enforcement agencies to facilitate confiscation of items listed in Subsection (1) if a person fails or refuses to surrender any of those documents to the division upon demand.
(3) The division shall renew a registration that has been revoked under this section in accordance with the provisions of Section 73-18-7.
Amended by Chapter 386, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 14 - Transmittal of information to official or agency of United States.

73-18-14.
Transmittal of information to official or agency of United States.
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 division under Section 73-18-13 shall be transmitted to the official or agency of the United States.
Amended by Chapter 335, 2000 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 15 - Division to adopt rules concerning water skiing and aquaplane riding and use of other devices towed behind a vessel.

Effective 7/1/2022
73-18-15.
Division to adopt rules concerning water skiing and aquaplane riding and use of other devices towed behind a vessel.
The division, after notifying the commission, shall adopt rules for the regulation and safety of water skiing and aquaplane riding, and the use of other devices that are towed behind a vessel pursuant to this section and in accordance with Section 73-18-16.
Amended by Chapter 68, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 15.2 - Minimum age of operators -- Boating safety course for youth to operate personal watercraft.

Effective 7/1/2021
73-18-15.2.
Minimum age of operators -- Boating safety course for youth to operate personal watercraft.
(1)
(a) A person under 16 years of age may not operate a motorboat on the waters of this state unless the person is under the on-board and direct supervision of a person who is at least 18 years of age.
(b) A person under 16 years of age may operate a sailboat, if the person is under the direct supervision of a person who is at least 18 years of age.
(2) A person who is at least 12 years of age or older but under 16 years of age may operate a personal watercraft provided he:
(a) is under the direct supervision of a person who is at least 18 years of age;
(b) completes a boating safety course approved by the division; and
(c) has in his possession a boating safety certificate issued by the boating safety course provider.
(3) A person who is at least 16 years of age but under 18 years of age may operate a personal watercraft, if the person:
(a) completes a boating safety course approved by the division; and
(b) has in his possession a boating safety certificate issued by the boating safety course provider.
(4) A person required to attend a boating safety course under Subsection (3)(a) need not be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian while completing a boating safety course.
(5) A person may not give permission to another person to operate a vessel in violation of this section.
(6) As used in this section, "direct supervision" means oversight at a distance within which visual contact is maintained.
(7)
(a) The division may collect fees set by the division in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 from each person who takes the division's boating safety course to help defray the cost of the boating safety course.
(b) Money collected from the fees collected under Subsection (7)(a) shall be deposited in the Boating Account.
(8) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 280, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 15.3 - Personal watercraft -- Prohibition on operation between sunset and sunrise.

Effective 5/10/2016
73-18-15.3.
Personal watercraft -- Prohibition on operation between sunset and sunrise.
(1) A person may not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state between sunset and sunrise.
(2) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 303, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 15.5 - Authorizing or permitting driving a vessel in violation of law.

73-18-15.5.
Authorizing or permitting driving a vessel in violation of law.
(1) A person may not authorize or knowingly permit a vessel owned by him or that is under his control to be driven by a person in violation of this chapter or Title 41, Chapter 6a, Part 5, Driving Under the Influence and Reckless Driving.
(2) A person who violates Subsection (1) is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 73 - Water and Irrigation › Chapter 18 - State Boating Act › Section 16 - Regattas, races, exhibitions -- Rules.

Effective 7/1/2022
73-18-16.
Regattas, races, exhibitions -- Rules.
(1) The division may authorize the holding of regattas, motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions on any waters of this state.
(2) The division, after notifying the commission, may adopt rules concerning the safety of vessels and persons, either as observers or participants, that do not conflict with the provisions of Subsections (3) and (4).
(3) A person may elect, at the person's own risk, to wear a non-Coast Guard approved personal floatation device if the person is on an American Water Ski Association regulation tournament slalom course and is:
(a) engaged in barefoot water skiing;
(b) water skiing in an American Water Ski Association regulation competition;
(c) a performer participating in a professional exhibition or other tournament; or
(d) practicing for an event described in Subsection (3)(b) or (c).
(4) If a person is water skiing in an American Water Ski Association regulation tournament slalom course, an observer and flag are not required if the vessel is:
(a) equipped with a wide angle mirror with a viewing surface of at least 48 square inches; and
(b) operated by a person who is at least 18 years of age.
(5) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 68, 2022 General Session