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86B.532
Statute ID:
16445
Watercraft – Carbon monoxide detection device requirements
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Statute Number:
86B.532
Enactment Date:
May 30, 2017
Effective Date:
May 1, 2018
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Watercraft – Carbon monoxide detection device requirements
Statute ID:
16445
Created:
May 12, 2017 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 5, 2017 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Corrected
Legal Analyst Comment:
2017 c 93 art 2 s 151 makes this Effective 05/01/2018 retroactive to April 30, 2017
Summary Text:
Watercraft – Carbon monoxide detection device requirements
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/86B/532.html
Legislative Session:
2017 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jun 5, 2017
Subd. 5. A first violation of this section shall not result in a penalty, but is punishable only by a safety warning. A second or subsequent violation is a petty misdemeanor. Subd. 3. (a) No gasoline-powered motorboat that has an enclosed occupancy compartment may be operated on any waters of the state unless labels warning of carbon monoxide dangers are affixed in the vicinity of: the aft reboarding/stern area, the steering station, and in or at the entrance to any enclosed occupancy compartment. (b) For a motorboat sold by a dealer, the dealer must ensure that specified warning labels have been affixed before completion of the transaction. (c) Warning labels approved by the American Boat and Yacht Council, National Marine Manufacturers Association, or the commissioner satisfy the requirements of this section when installed as specified. Subd. 2. All state-sponsored boating safety courses and all boating safety courses that require state approval by the commissioner must incorporate information about the dangers of being overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning while on or behind a motorboat and how to prevent that poisoning. Subdivision 1. (a) No motorboat used for recreational purposes that has an enclosed accommodation compartment may be operated on any waters of the state unless the motorboat is equipped with a functioning marine carbon monoxide detection system installed according to the manufacturer's instructions and this subdivision. (b) No new motorboat used for recreational purposes that has an enclosed accommodation compartment may be sold or offered for sale in Minnesota unless the motorboat is equipped with a new functioning marine carbon monoxide detection system installed according to the manufacturer's instructions and this subdivision. (c) A marine carbon monoxide detection system must be located: (1) to monitor the atmosphere of the main cabin of the enclosed accommodation compartment; and (2) in each sleeping accommodation or within ten feet or 3.048 meters of any designated sleeping accommodations.
