760. As used in this article, 'for-hire vessel' includes any vessel propelled by machinery carrying more than three passengers for hire, except the following:(a) A sea plane on the water.(b) A watercraft specifically designed to operate on a permanently fixed course, the movement of which is restricted to or guided on such permanently fixed course by means of a mechanical device on a fixed track or arm to which the watercraft is attached or by which the watercraft is controlled, or by means of a mechanical device attached to the watercraft itself.(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1337.)
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