§12912.__Rapidly flowing rivers

1.__User fee. This subsection applies to the payment of user fees by outfitters carrying passengers on rapidly flowing rivers.

A.__Each outfitter shall:

(1)__Pay a user fee of $1 per passenger, excluding guides, carried by the outfitter on any whitewater trip; and

(2)__Pay this fee by the 30th day of the month following the month in which the passengers were carried.

B.__The following penalties apply to violations of paragraph A.

(1)__A person who violates paragraph A commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

(2)__A person who violates paragraph A 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.__Reporting.__This subsection applies to the submission of monthly reports by outfitters carrying passengers on rapidly flowing rivers.

A. Each outfitter shall:

(1)__Report monthly to the department the number of passengers carried each day on each rapidly flowing river;

(2)__Ensure this report is accurate; and

(3)__Submit the report by the 30th day of the month following the month in which the passengers were carried.

B. The following penalties apply to violations of paragraph A.