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27-101-605. Exemptions.
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27-101-605. Exemptions.
(a) The provisions of § 27-101-602 shall not apply to a person participating in an officially sanctioned regatta, race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition.
(b) Law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel engaged in the performance of their duties shall be exempt from the provisions of this subchapter.
(c) The provisions of § 27-101-604(d) shall not apply to the State of Arkansas, including state agencies, boards, and commissions, nor its political subdivisions such as counties and municipalities. However, the remaining provisions of this subchapter, including § 27-101-604(a)-(c), shall apply.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-101-605
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27-101-605. Exemptions.
(a) The provisions of § 27-101-602 shall not apply to a person participating in an officially sanctioned regatta, race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition.
(b) Law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel engaged in the performance of their duties shall be exempt from the provisions of this subchapter.
(c) The provisions of § 27-101-604(d) shall not apply to the State of Arkansas, including state agencies, boards, and commissions, nor its political subdivisions such as counties and municipalities. However, the remaining provisions of this subchapter, including § 27-101-604(a)-(c), shall apply.
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27-101-602. Regulation of personal watercraft.
(a)(1) No person shall operate a personal watercraft unless each person aboard is wearing a United States Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device to be used in accordance with the label on the personal flotation device.
(2) Provided, no person aboard a personal watercraft shall use an inflatable personal flotation device to meet the personal flotation device requirement of this subsection.
(b) A person operating a personal watercraft equipped by the manufacturer with a lanyard-type engine cutoff switch shall attach such lanyard to his or her person, clothing, or personal flotation device as appropriate for the specific vessel.
(c) No person shall operate a personal watercraft at any time between thirty (30) minutes after sunset and thirty (30) minutes before sunrise.
(d) No person under sixteen (16) years of age shall operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state, except:
(1) A person at least twelve (12) years of age may operate a personal watercraft if a person at least eighteen (18) years of age is aboard the vessel who:
(A) Was born before January 1, 1986, or has a valid boater education certificate; and
(B) Is in a position to take immediate control of the vessel; or
(2) A person under twelve (12) years of age may operate a personal watercraft if a person at least twenty-one (21) years of age is aboard the vessel who:
(A) Was born before January 1, 1986, or has a valid boater education certificate; and
(B) Is in a position to take immediate control of the vessel.
(e)(1) Every personal watercraft shall at all times be operated in a reasonable and prudent manner. No person shall operate a personal watercraft in an unsafe or reckless manner.
(2) Unsafe personal watercraft opera
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-101-602
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-101-602. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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27-101-604. Regulation of personal watercraft liveries.
(a) A personal watercraft livery shall carry liability insurance in an amount of not less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
(b) Operators of rental personal watercraft shall be required by livery operators to view a personal watercraft instructional video approved by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission Boating Safety Office.
(c) A personal watercraft livery shall provide for the operator of rental personal watercraft in print prior to rental the boating regulations and rules peculiar to the area of rental, including, but not limited to, no-entry zones, no-wake zones, channel routes and water hazards, and tidal flow, where applicable.
(d) A personal watercraft livery shall provide the operators of rental personal watercraft with all equipment required under state law.
(e) A personal watercraft livery may not enter into a lease for rental agreement for a personal watercraft with any person under eighteen (18) years of age.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-101-604
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-101-604. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.