Chapter 90B

Section 5D. (a) Whoever violates subsection (g) of section 37B of chapter 21, or any rule, regulation order or quarantine promulgated thereunder, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100 for the first violation, by a fine of not less than $100 nor more …

Section 6. The exhaust of every internal combustion engine on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by a muffler or underwater exhaust of a type or types approved by and used in conformity with the rules and regulations of the director. The use of cutouts is prohibited, exce…

Section 7. Neither the owner of a boat livery, nor his agent or employee shall permit any motorboat or any vessel permitted by him to be operated as a motorboat to depart from his premises unless it shall have been provided, either by the owner or renter, with the equipment requi…

Section 8. (a) (1) No person shall operate any vessel on the waters of the commonwealth with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in their blood of eight one-hundredths or greater, or while such person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or marijuana, narcotic drugs, dep…

Section 8A. (1) Whoever operates a vessel on the waters of the commonwealth with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in their blood of eight one-hundredths or greater, or while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or marihuana, narcotic drugs, depressants, or stimulant sub…

Section 8B. (1) Whoever operates a vessel on the waters of the commonwealth with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in their blood of eight one-hundredths or greater, or while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or of marihuana, narcotic drugs, depressants, or stimulant …

Section 9. (a) The operator of any motorboat involved in a collision, accident or other casualty shall, so far as he is able without serious danger to his own or other vessels or to any persons, render to other persons affected by the boating accident such assistance as may be pr…

Section 9A. No person shall operate a jet ski, surf jet or wetbike (a) on waters of the commonwealth unless the person is sixteen years of age or older, (b) within one hundred and fifty feet of a swimmer, shore or moored vessel, except at headway speed, (c) on waters of the commo…

Section 9B. The division of law enforcement within the department of fisheries and wildlife is hereby authorized and directed to establish an educational safety program for the operation of jet skis, surf jets and wetbikes. All persons under the age of eighteen who operate such w…

Section 9C. As used in sections 9D to 9F, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: ''Approved jurisdiction'', any other state, territory and the District of Columbia, any state, province or territory of Canada…

Section 9D. (a)(1) The director shall establish a boater safety education program for motorboat and personal watercraft operators. (2) To complete the boater safety education program and be issued a valid boater safety certificate under this section, a person shall successfully c…

Section 9E. (a) No person shall operate a motorboat or personal watercraft on the waters of the commonwealth unless the person complies with the boater safety educational requirements established under section 9D and has on board and available for inspection an original valid boa…

Section 9F. Whoever violates any provision of section 9E shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 or, for a second or subsequent offense, $100.