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MO SB941

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/15/2010

Primary Sponsor

Dan Clemens

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits beer bongs and rapid alcohol consumption devices on Missouri rivers, with exceptions for the Mississippi, Missouri, and Osage rivers; violators face class A misdemeanor charges.

  • Bans large volume alcohol containers exceeding four gallons and expanded polystyrene coolers within fifty feet of rivers (with exceptions for developed areas and bait containers).

  • Removes the January 1, 2005 effective date requirement for boating safety education, making it immediately applicable to all vessel operators born after January 1, 1984 on state lakes.

  • Eliminates temporary nonresident boating exemption and renumbers exemptions for Coast Guard licensed operators, private pond operators, and military personnel.

  • Requires boat dock owners on large lakes to display identifying information including permit numbers and 911 addresses in letters at least three inches high; abandoning unmanned docks is an infraction with fines of $25-$100 and liability for retrieval costs.

Legislative Description

Modifies various provisions relating to watercraft regulations

Last Action

Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

2/18/2010

Committee Referrals

Judiciary And Civil And Criminal Jurisprudence2/18/2010

Full Bill Text

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