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MN SF3624

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2020

Primary Sponsor

Bill Weber

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Origin

Senate

91st Legislature 2019-2020

AI Summary

  • Defines "wake surfer" as a person who wake surfs and "wake surf" as surfing a wake with or without a tow rope, or operating a boat that creates a wake intended to be surfed by another person.

  • Requires watercraft operators engaged in wake surfing to have either an observer on board in position to continually watch the person being towed, or a mirror providing the operator a wide field of vision to the rear.

  • Prohibits wake surfing at speeds greater than slow-no wake within 200 feet of shorelines, docks, swimmers, swimming/diving rafts, or moored, anchored, or nonmotorized watercraft.

  • Restricts wake surfing to watercraft powered by a propeller located forward of the transom or swim platform, or powered by a jet drive.

Legislative Description

Wake surfing on state waters regulation

Last Action

Second reading

3/9/2020

Committee Referrals

Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance2/27/2020

Full Bill Text

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