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NY S07288
Bill
Status
Engrossed
6/21/2012
Primary Sponsor
John Flanagan
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AI Summary
- Amends navigation law section 40 to add specific personal flotation device (PFD) requirements for rowboats, canoes, and kayaks
- Requires operators of rowboats, canoes, and kayaks to ensure all persons on board wear securely fastened, Coast Guard-approved wearable PFDs of appropriate size when the vessel is underway
- Removes rowboats, canoes, and kayaks from the seasonal November 1 to May 1 PFD requirement for vessels under twenty-one feet, establishing year-round requirements for these vessel types instead
- Clarifies that operators and persons in charge of rowboats, canoes, and kayaks are responsible for compliance with equipment and safety provisions
- Takes effect thirty days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Relates to the operation of rowboats, canoes and kayaks.
Last Action
referred to transportation
6/21/2012
Committee Referrals
Transportation6/21/2012
Transportation5/2/2012
Full Bill Text
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