§ 33-5-21 — Safety Provisions Relative to Boat Liveries

Alabama § 33-5-21

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 33: Navigation and Watercourses
• Ch. 5: Registration and Operation of Vessels
• Art. 1: General Provisions

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(a) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may inspect at any reasonable time all boats owned or controlled by a livery operator for the purpose of ascertaining their seaworthiness and safety.
(b) In the event any boat owned or used by the livery operator for rental purposes is determined to be in an unsafe or unseaworthy condition, ALEA shall immediately notify the livery operator in writing as to the unsafe or unseaworthy condition of the boat or boats. After receipt of the notification, it shall be unlawful for the livery operator to rent or offer to rent the boat.
(c) If ALEA determines that a cited boat can be placed in a seaworthy or safe condition by repairs or alterations, the boat may again be used for rental purposes after ALEA performs an inspection on the vessel and determines that the repairs or alterations have been duly made.

Legislative History

(Acts 1959, No. 576, p. 1442, §19; Acts 1961, No. 878, p. 1377, §5; Acts 2023-363, §1.)