RCW 88.04.075Exemptions from chapter.The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:(1) A vessel that is a charter boat but is being used by the documented or registered owner of the charter boat exclusively for the owner's own noncommercial or personal pleasure purposes;(2) A vessel owned by a person or corporate entity which is donated and used by a person or nonprofit organization to transport passengers for charitable or noncommercial purposes, regardless of whether consideration is directly or indirectly paid to the owner;(3) A vessel that is rented, leased, or hired by an operator to transport passengers for noncommercial or personal pleasure purposes;(4) A vessel used exclusively for, or incidental to, an educational purpose; or(5) A bare-boat charter boat.[ 1991 c 45 s 2; 1989 c 295 s 11.]
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