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FL S0370
Bill
AI Summary
- Raises minimum age to operate personal watercraft from 14 to 16 years old on Florida waters
- Prohibits personal watercraft owners from authorizing operation by anyone under 16 years of age or anyone without a boating safety identification card in compliance with s. 327.395(1)
- Requires persons renting or leasing personal watercraft to receive instruction in safe handling pursuant to rule 68D-36.107, Florida Administrative Code, and provide written attestation to the livery
- Mandates that individuals delivering boating safety instruction must complete a boating safety course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and the state commission at their own expense
- Violations constitute a second degree misdemeanor; effective July 1, 2011
Legislative Description
Vessel Safety
Last Action
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
5/7/2011
Committee Referrals
Environmental Preservation and Conservation1/12/2011
Full Bill Text
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