Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

86B.311 GENERAL RULES FOR OPERATION. § Subdivision 1.Safe operation. A person may not operate or allow the operation of a watercraft or use a device relating to the use of the watercraft: (1) in a careless or heedless manner in disregard of the rights or safety of others; (2) in …

86B.313 PERSONAL WATERCRAFT; REGULATIONS. § Subdivision 1.General requirements. (a) In addition to requirements of other laws relating to watercraft, a person may not operate or permit the operation of a personal watercraft: (1) without each person on board the personal watercraf…

86B.315 TOWING PERSON ON WATER SKIS OR OTHER DEVICE. § Subdivision 1.Observer or mirror required. A person may not operate a watercraft on waters of this state and create a wake for a wake surfer or tow a person on water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, a saucer, or a similar dev…

86B.321 NOISE LIMITS. § Subdivision 1.Operation in excess of noise limits prohibited. A person may not operate a motorboat under any condition of load, acceleration, or deceleration in a manner that exceeds the noise limits contained in subdivision 2. § Subd. 2.Noise limits. (a) …

86B.325 DISCHARGE FROM MARINE TOILETS PROHIBITED. (a) A person owning or operating a watercraft or other marine conveyance on the waters of this state may not use, operate, or allow the use or operation of a marine toilet or similar device for the disposition of sewage or other w…

86B.33 OPERATING WHILE IMPAIRED. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, "controlled substance," "intoxicating substance," and "motorboat in operation" have the meanings given under section 169A.03. § Subd. 2.Acts prohibited. (a) An owner or other person having…

86B.335 CORONER REPORTS. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] § Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] § Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] § Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] § Subd. 6. [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] § Subd. 7…

86B.341 DUTIES AND LIABILITIES AT ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. § Subdivision 1.Operator's duty at accident or incident. (a) The operator of a watercraft involved in an accident or incident resulting in injury or death to a person or in damage to property shall, if possible without serio…

86B.401 WATERCRAFT LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Application. (a) A person may apply to the commissioner, the commissioner of public safety, or an authorized deputy registrar of motor vehicles to license a watercraft in a format prescribed by the commissioner. (b) The application mus…

86B.405 DEALER'S LICENSE. § Subdivision 1.Application. A dealer may apply for a watercraft dealer license on a form prescribed by the commissioner. A watercraft dealer's license shall be issued to a dealer after receipt of an application and payment of the dealer license fee. § S…

86B.411 GOVERNMENT WATERCRAFT LICENSES. The commissioner shall issue distinguishable government watercraft licenses without a fee for watercraft owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state on receipt of an application for the license on a form prescribed by the com…

86B.415 LICENSE FEES. § Subdivision 1.Watercraft 19 feet or less. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and subdivision 1a, the fee for a watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or less in length is $59. (b) The watercraft license fee is: (1) for watercraft, other than person…

86B.421 LICENSING BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. A political subdivision may not require watercraft to be licensed. History: 1990 c 391 art 9 s 25

86B.501 PERSONAL FLOTATION AND LIFESAVING DEVICES. § Subdivision 1.Personal flotation or lifesaving devices. (a) Watercraft and waterfowl boats using the waters of this state must be equipped with the number and type of personal flotation or lifesaving devices prescribed by the c…

86B.505 WATERCRAFT CAPACITY PLATES. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. (a) A watercraft 20 feet or less in length manufactured for sale in this state after December 31, 1980, except canoes, kayaks, sailboats, sailboards, and inflatable boats, must have a capacity plate permanently affi…

86B.511 LIGHTS. Except as provided in section 169.541, a watercraft using the waters of this state, when underway or in use between sunset and sunrise, must carry and display the lights prescribed by the commissioner for the watercraft. History: 1990 c 391 art 9 s 28; 1990 c 555 …

86B.515 SIRENS AND SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES. § Subdivision 1.Sound-producing devices. Motorboats 16 feet or more in overall length using the waters of this state must carry sound-producing devices as prescribed by the commissioner. The operator of a motorboat shall sound these dev…

86B.521 MOTORBOAT NOISE CONTROL. § Subdivision 1.Exhaust muffling system required. A motor may not be used on a motorboat unless it is equipped with an efficient muffler, underwater exhaust, or other device that adequately muffles or suppresses the sound of the exhaust of the mot…

86B.525 DEVICE FOR ARRESTING BACKFIRE. A motor other than a detachable outboard motor may not be used on a watercraft unless each carburetor is fitted with a device for arresting or safely deflecting backfire which is approved or prescribed by the United States Coast Guard. The d…

86B.531 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND FUEL AREA VENTILATION. § Subdivision 1.Fire extinguishers. Inboard motorboats, houseboats, and other motorboats carrying or using fuel or other inflammable or toxic fluid in an enclosure of the boat must be provided with the number, size, and type o…

86B.532 CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION; SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Requirements; installation. (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 fu…

86B.535 MARINE TOILETS. § Subdivision 1.Retention device required. A watercraft or other marine conveyance on the waters of the state may not be equipped with a marine toilet unless also equipped with a retention device acceptable to the Pollution Control Agency. § Subd. 2.List o…

86B.601 SCUBA DIVING. § Subdivision 1.Flag required. (a) A person who swims in waters of the state, except designated swimming areas under section 86B.311, subdivision 4, while wearing or carrying a breathing apparatus allowing the swimmer to breathe while under water, except a s…

86B.701 FUNDING COUNTY WATER SAFETY. § Subdivision 1.Water and watercraft safety and enforcement budget. (a) On or before September 1 of each even-numbered year, the county board of each county shall submit to the commissioner its proposed budget to carry out the provisions of th…

86B.705 ALLOCATING WATER RECREATION ACCOUNT, FINES, AND FORFEITED BAIL MONEY. § Subdivision 1.Water recreation account. (a) A portion of the money in the water recreation account shall be utilized by the commissioner of natural resources to implement this chapter and a portion sh…

86B.706 WATER RECREATION ACCOUNT; RECEIPTS AND PURPOSE. § Subdivision 1.Creation. The water recreation account is created in the state treasury in the natural resources fund. § Subd. 2.Money deposited in account. The following shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited…

86B.801 ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.Authority. (a) A sheriff or conservation officer may stop, inspect, and detain for a reasonable time a watercraft observed in violation of Minnesota statutes or rules, and is empowered to issue a summons and complaint for violations …

86B.805 ENFORCEMENT WATERCRAFT. § Subdivision 1.Water safety enforcement watercraft. Watercraft used primarily for enforcement shall be marked to be visible from both sides of the watercraft. The markings shall at a minimum identify the operating agency and be of a contrasting co…

86B.811 CRIMINAL PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Misdemeanors. Unless a different penalty is specified, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: (1) violates a provision of this chapter or a rule of the commissioner adopted under this chapter; (2) operates any watercraft that does not…

86B.815 VIOLATION AS EVIDENCE IN CIVIL ACTION. § Subdivision 1.Prima facie evidence of negligence. In all civil actions, a violation of this chapter by a party is not negligence per se but is prima facie evidence of negligence. § Subd. 2.Conviction record not admissible. The reco…

86B.820 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 86B.820 to 86B.920. § Subd. 2.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources. § Subd. 3.Dealer. "Dealer" means a person who: (1) is in the business of m…

86B.825 CERTIFICATE OF TITLE REQUIRED. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. Except as provided in subdivision 2, a watercraft used on the waters of the state must have a certificate of title if the watercraft is kept in the state for more than 90 consecutive days. § Subd. 2.Exempt waterc…

86B.830 APPLYING FOR AND ISSUING CERTIFICATE OF TITLE. § Subdivision 1.Application. The owner of a titled watercraft must apply for the first certificate of title of a watercraft in this state to the commissioner or a deputy registrar on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The…

86B.835 DEALER ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER. § Subdivision 1.Certificate of origin required. (a) A dealer may not purchase or acquire a new titled watercraft without obtaining a manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin from the seller. (b) A manufacturer, importer, dealer, …

86B.840 TRANSFER BY OWNER. § Subdivision 1.Voluntary transfer. (a) An owner who transfers a titled watercraft must execute the assignment and warranty of title to the person to whom the watercraft is transferred in the space provided on the certificate of title where the watercra…

86B.841 TRANSFER-ON-DEATH TITLE TO WATERCRAFT. § Subdivision 1.Titled as transfer-on-death. A natural person who is the owner of a watercraft may have the watercraft titled in transfer-on-death or TOD form by including in the application for the certificate of title a designation…

86B.845 TEMPORARY WATERCRAFT USE PERMITS. § Subdivision 1.Issuance to title applicant. (a) The commissioner may issue a temporary watercraft use permit to a person applying for a certificate of title for a new or used watercraft to allow that person to operate the watercraft on t…

86B.850 DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE. § Subdivision 1.Form and issuance. (a) The commissioner may issue a duplicate certificate of title under this section. The duplicate certificate of title must be a certified copy plainly marked "duplicate" across its face and must contain the legend…

86B.855 SUSPENDING OR REVOKING CERTIFICATE. § Subdivision 1.Suspension or revocation. The commissioner shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard if authorized by law or if the commissioner finds that: (1) the certificate of …

86B.860 RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMISSIONER. The commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests, and other notices and forms necessary to implement this chapter. In addition, the commissioner may: (1) mak…

86B.865 PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Felony. A person is guilty of a felony and punishable by imprisonment for a term of not more than four years, or payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if the person with fraudulent intent: (1) uses a false or fictitious name or add…

86B.870 TITLE FEES. § Subdivision 1.Fees. (a) The fee to be paid to the commissioner: (1) for issuing an original certificate of title, including the concurrent notation of an assignment of the security interest and its subsequent release or satisfaction, is $15; (2) for each sec…

86B.875 INAPPLICABLE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS. The requirements of this chapter relating to security interests and certificate of title do not apply to or affect: (1) a lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the watercraft while the wa…

86B.880 SECURITY INTERESTS. § Subdivision 1.Validity. Unless excepted by section 86B.875, a security interest in a titled watercraft is not valid against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or secured parties of the watercraft unless perfected as provided in this cha…

86B.885 OWNER-CREATED SECURITY INTEREST. Paragraphs (a) to (d) apply if an owner creates a security interest in a titled watercraft. (a) The owner shall immediately execute the application in the space provided on the certificate of title or on a separate form prescribed by the c…

86B.890 LICENSED WATERCRAFT PREVIOUSLY PERFECTED. (a) If a security interest in a previously licensed watercraft is perfected under other applicable Minnesota law on January 1, 1991, the security interest continues perfected: (1) until its perfection lapses under the law under wh…