| | | (1) The sole purpose of the club is to provide | | noncommercial whitewater rafting opportunities to its | | members; |
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| | | (2) No member of the club, including officers and | | board members, receives any form of compensation from | | the club at any time, either while a member of the club | | or afterwards; |
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| | | (3) The club will use its own rafting equipment, and | | all fees or dues collected from club members are used | | only to provide insurance and to purchase and maintain | | rafting equipment for use solely by the club; and |
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| | | (4) The club will not employ or otherwise compensate | | any person for any service relating to rafting or | | accept any gifts of products or services from any | | commercial whitewater outfitter or licensed whitewater | | guide; and |
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| | | C. Any other information the commissioner determines | | necessary. If the club is an incorporated entity, the | | commissioner shall require the club to submit a copy of the | | club's articles of incorporation. The commissioner may not | | consider any incorporated entity other than a tax-exempt, | | nonprofit corporation as a noncommercial whitewater rafting | | club. |
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| | | When authorizing a noncommercial organization under this | section to conduct whitewater rafting trips without a commercial | license, the commissioner shall, when the commissioner determines | necessary, place limits on that organization's whitewater rafting | activities, including limits on the time and location of rafting | activities, the number of persons that may participate in those | rafting activities and the safety equipment required for rafting | trips. The commissioner may reject a request under this section | if the commissioner determines that granting the request would | conflict with the river management objectives set forth in | section 12903. |
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| | | 3. Limits placed by commissioner. When authorizing a | | noncommercial organization under this section to conduct | | whitewater rafting trips without a commercial license, the | | commissioner shall, when the commissioner determines necessary, | | place limits on that organization's whitewater rafting | | activities, including limits on the time and location of rafting | | activities, the number of persons that may participate in those | | rafting activities and the safety equipment required for rafting | | trips. |
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