86B.211 WATER SAFETY RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules that relate to: (1) the application for, form, and numbering of watercraft licenses; (2) the size, form, reflectorized material, and display of watercraft license numbers, which must comply with the requirements of the federal watercraft numbering system; (3) placement and regulation of docks, piers, buoys, mooring or marking devices, and other structures in the waters of this state; (4) rules of the road for watercraft navigation; (5) standards for equipment used in the towing of persons on water skis, aquaplanes, surfboards, saucers, and other devices; (6) standards for lights, signals, fire extinguishers, bilge ventilation, and lifesaving equipment; (7) standards of safe load and power capacity; (8) accounting, procedural, and reporting requirements for county sheriff; (9) designation of swimming or bathing areas; (10) standards of safety for watercraft offered for rent, lease, or hire; (11) the use of surface waters of this state by watercraft as provided and in accordance with section 86B.205, subdivision 9, paragraphs (c) and (d), including: (i) standards and criteria for resolving conflicts in the use of water f this state by watercraft as provided and in accordance with section 86B.205, subdivision 9, paragraphs (c) and (d), including: (i) standards and criteria for resolving conflicts in the use of water surfaces by watercraft; (ii) procedures for dealing with problems involving more than one local governmental unit; (iii) procedures for local enforcement; and (iv) procedures for enforcing the restrictions in section 86B.205, subdivision 9, paragraph (c); and (12) other rules determined by the commissioner to be necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. History: 1990 c 391 art 9 s 11; 1991 c 259 s 10
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