CT SB00272

Removes the requirement that chemical tests for drunk boating offenses must be commenced within two hours of vessel operation in administrative proceedings, allowing test results outside this window to be considered.

Permits expert testimony to establish the reliability of chemical tests performed more than two hours after vessel operation in criminal prosecutions under drunk boating statutes.

Allows individuals holding a current U.S. Coast Guard passenger-for-hire license and charter boat registration to operate vessels with marine dealer registration numbers for two years if they operated a recreational charter fishing guide service using such vessels for at least five of the ten years prior to the effective date.

Prohibits the Commissioner of Environmental Protection from revoking marine dealer registration numbers for vessels operated in compliance with the new charter vessel exemption.