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LR 2121
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B.__Obtains a Maine certificate of number for each personal
watercraft being offered for rent or lease in the name of the
person or business holding a personal watercraft rental and
leasing agent certificate; and

 
C.__Provides each person who rents or leases a personal
watercraft with written instructions on how to operate the
personal watercraft.

 
3.__Fee.__The fee for a personal watercraft rental and leasing
agent certificate is $25.__The certificate is valid from January
1st to December 31st.

 
4.__Revocation of certificate.__The commissioner may revoke a
personal watercraft rental and leasing agent certificate issued
pursuant to subsection 2 if the commissioner determines that the
certificate holder:

 
A.__Rented or leased a personal watercraft that was unsafe;

 
B.__Failed to instruct a person intending to rent or lease a
personal watercraft on personal watercraft safety.__The
department shall provide each certificate holder with
written materials and instructional guidelines on personal
watercraft safety that the certificate holder shall review
with each personal watercraft renter or lessor before that
person operates that personal watercraft.

 
§13066.__Displaying excise tax decal and maintaining list

 
1.__Failure to display excise tax decal.__The owner of a
watercraft shall display the excise tax decal, as required by
Title 36, chapter 112. In all cases when the owner of a
watercraft fails to display an excise tax decal as required under
Title 36, chapter 112, the law enforcement officer discovering
the failure shall notify the tax collector of the owner's
residence or, in the case of nonresidents, partnerships or
corporations, foreign or domestic, the tax collector of the
municipality where the watercraft is principally moored, docked
or located or has its established base of operations.

 
A.__A person who fails to display an excise tax decal in
accordance with this subsection commits a civil violation
for which a forfeiture of not less than $25 nor more than
$250 may be adjudged, which must be paid to the municipality
in which the watercraft is subject to the excise tax.

 
2.__Failure to maintain list or make list available.__A marina
or boat yard owner shall maintain the list required by


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