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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 Title 36,
section 1504, subsection 9, and make that list available as
required by that section.

 
A.__A person who fails to maintain a list or make a list
available 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.

 
§13067. Waste water discharge in inland waters

 
1.__Prohibition.__A person may not launch a watercraft into or
operate a watercraft on inland waters when that watercraft has a
marine toilet, shower or sink unless:

 
A.__The waste water from the toilet, shower or sink is fed
directly into a holding tank; and

 
B.__The holding tank for sanitary waste water is not in any
way connected to any through-hull fittings.

 
2.__Violation.__A person who violates this section commits a
civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor
more $500 may be adjudged.

 
§13068.__Operating watercraft; prohibitions


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