HB 96 -- Boating Safety

Sponsor:  Luetkemeyer

This bill requires any person born after August 28, 1982, to
possess a boating safety identification card in order to operate
a vessel or personal watercraft on Missouri lakes.  The Missouri
State Water Patrol will issue the card.  The card will be issued
to persons who:  (1)  have successfully completed a boating
safety course approved by the National Association of State
Boating Law Administrators and certified by the Missouri State
Water Patrol; (2)  have passed an equivalency examination
prepared and administered by the Water Patrol; or (3)  hold a
valid master's, mate's, or operator's license issued by the
United States Coast Guard.  The Water Patrol may charge a fee for
the card that does not substantially exceed the administrative
cost of this provision.

The bill also requires that any person convicted of certain
boating offenses must enroll and complete a boating safety
education course which meets the Water Patrol's minimum
standards, file proof of successful completion of the course with
the court, and not operate a vessel until filing proof.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 25, 2003 at 10:10 am