Maine § 12 §13063 Requirements for operators who carry passengers for hire with motorboat

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §13063 — Requirements for operators who carry passengers for hire with motorboat

Maine § 12 §13063

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 13INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 935WATERCRAFT AND AIRMOBILES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §13063 (2026).

Text

1.Prohibition. A person may not operate a motorboat carrying passengers for hire without having successfully completed a boater safety education course approved by a national association of state boating law administrators and approved by the commissioner. A person operating a motorboat carrying passengers for hire shall provide proof of having successfully completed a course under this subsection when requested by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent. For purposes of this section, "carrying passengers for hire" means receiving remuneration to carry passengers in a motorboat from one predetermined point to another predetermined point on inland waters.

2.Requirement. Every operator of a motorboat, other than a licensed Maine guide certified in watercraft safety, carrying passenger

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1.
Prohibition.
A person may not operate a motorboat carrying passengers for hire without having successfully completed a boater safety education course approved by a national association of state boating law administrators and approved by the commissioner. A person operating a motorboat carrying passengers for hire shall provide proof of having successfully completed a course under this subsection when requested by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent. For purposes of this section, "carrying passengers for hire" means receiving remuneration to carry passengers in a motorboat from one predetermined point to another predetermined point on inland waters.
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Requirement.
Every operator of a motorboat, other than a licensed Maine guide certified in watercraft safety, carrying passengers for hire, except those operators who have been issued and have or are required to have in their possession a current valid federal operator's license, shall show proof of having successfully completed an approved boater safety education course in accordance with subsection 1 upon request of the commissioner or the commissioner's agent.
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Issuance.
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Fee.
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Renewal.
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Expiration.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B373 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 324, §3 (AMD).