§12904.__Exceptions

This chapter does not apply to the operation of canoes or kayaks.__This chapter does not apply to guides or camp trip leaders licensed under chapter 927 or motorboat operators licensed under chapter 935, unless those persons are in the business of conducting commercial whitewater trips.

§12905.__General penalty

Except as otherwise specified, a violation of this chapter is a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

The penalty for failure to comply with or for providing false information under this chapter includes nonrenewal, revocation or suspension of an outfitter's or whitewater guide's license or allocation or both, subject to the procedures of Title 5, chapter 375.

§12906.__Rule violations; whitewater rafting

Except as provided in section 12910 and notwithstanding section 10602, a person who violates a rule regulating commercial whitewater rafting commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

§12907.__Commercial whitewater outfitters; license and

requirements

1.__Requirement.__Every commercial whitewater outfitter must have a commercial whitewater outfitter's license.__An outfitter may not operate a commercial whitewater trip without a license.__ A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.

2.__Issuance; term.__The commissioner may issue a commercial whitewater outfitter's license to conduct commercial whitewater trips.__A license is issued for the calendar year.

3.__Insurance requirements.__An outfitter shall carry liability insurance covering the operation of whitewater trips and motor vehicles carrying passengers.__The department shall establish, by rule, the minimum limits of liability insurance.