LD 1920
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(2)__A person who violates this paragraph after having
been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil
violations under this Part within the previous 5-year
period commits a Class E crime.

 
2. Noncommercial whitewater rafting club. A An
organization is a "noncommercial organization" if the
commissioner determines that the organization is 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 A commercial whitewater outfitter or a
licensed whitewater guide is ineligible to be 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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