LD 1600
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organization necessary to make a determination under this
subsection.__Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
the commissioner may not allow any council, troop or other
organized local group affiliated with the corporation to conduct
more than 2 whitewater rafting trips in any one calendar year
without obtaining a commercial whitewater outfitter's license; or

 
2.__Noncommercial whitewater rafting club.__A qualifying
noncommercial whitewater rafting club.__A "qualifying
noncommercial whitewater rafting club" is a group that collects
dues or fees from its members and that the commissioner
determines to be organized solely to provide noncommercial
whitewater rafting opportunities to its members.__To be
considered under this subsection, a club must provide to the
commissioner the following information before January 1st of each
year:

 
A.__A list that includes the name, legal residence and home
telephone number of each dues-paying member of the club.__
That list must identify a member as the president of the
club and must identify any other officers or board members
of the club.__An officer or a board member of the club may
not be a commercial whitewater outfitter or a licensed
whitewater guide.__The commissioner may not accept more than
one amended membership list from a club between April 1st
and November 1st;

 
B.__A statement signed by all board members, if any, and all
officers of the club swearing that:

 
(1)__The sole purpose of the club is to provide
noncommercial whitewater rafting opportunities to its
members;

 
(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;

 
(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

 
(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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