3.__Issuance. Before the certificate of number required under subsection 1 is issued, the owner shall satisfy the commissioner that the boat is safe to operate and will be maintained in safe condition.

4.__Examinations. The commissioner may cause a motorboat carrying passengers for hire to be examined from time to time.

§13063.__Operator's license to carry passengers for hire

1.__Prohibition.__A person may not operate a motorboat carrying passengers for hire without an operator's license to carry passengers for hire as required in this section.__A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

2.__Application.__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 obtain an operator's license to carry passengers for hire from the commissioner as provided in this section before operating a motorboat carrying passengers for hire.

A.__The operator shall make written application for the license to carry passengers for hire on forms provided by the commissioner.

B.__The commissioner shall cause operators applying for a license to carry passengers for hire for the first time to be examined as to their qualifications.

3.__Issuance. The commissioner shall issue the license to carry passengers for hire to applicants who have satisfactorily passed the examination.

4.__Fee. The fee for an operator's license to carry passengers for hire is $1.