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respect by machinery, including watercraft temporarily equipped restricted, limited or otherwise subjected to special rules or regula- with detachable motors. tions shall bear a two-inch wide band forming a circle at least Subd. 9. Underway or in use means any watercraft in operation 24 inches in outside diameter. The limitation, restriction, prohibi- or use when not securely Fastened to a dcek or other permanent tion or regulation effective within a controlled area shall be printed inside of the orange-colored circle. Signs designating State Game mooring. Refuges or spawning areas shall not be subject to the provisions Subd. 10. Commissioner means the commissioner of natural of this order. resources acting directly or through his authorized agents. Subd. 11. License means the authentic document used to desig- • (5) Signs directing all watercraft to keep out of a specific water nate the numbers assigned a watercraft and to renew same. area shall bear a two-inch orange-colored band forming an upright Subd. 12. Waters of this state means any waters capable of sub- diamond at least 14 inches in outside width, dissected vertically and horizontally by an orange-colored strip two inches wide. Signs stantial beneficial public use, and any waters to which the public ` designating State Game Refuges or spawning areas shall not be has access, which are within the territorial limits of this state, subject to the provisions of this order. including boundary waters. Subd. 13. HorSepowe~ means the power rating established for (6) Signs indicating winter ice dangers to persons, motor vehi- a motor by the manufacturer thereof, or, if no rating is so estab- cles, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, ice boats, or any other con- lished, then the rating established by the commissioner. veyance used to transport persons over the ice on public waters of the state shall bear a two-inch wide orange-colored band forming 361.03. WATERCRAFT LICENSES. an upright diamond at least 14 inches in outside width and such signs Subd. 1. General requirements. Except as hereinafter provided, shall bear a printed statement of the source of danger. no person shall after July 1, 1959, operate, or give permission for Where used, the signs shall completely line the perimeter of the the operation of, any watercraft for which a license fee is prescribed ice hazard at intervals not exceeding 75 feet and shall be at least in Subdivision 3 on the waters of this state unless a license for 48 inches above the ice. such watercraft has been issued and is in effect in accordance with Such signs must be removed from the ice, by whomever placed, Sections 361.01 to 36128. The license number assigned a water- not later than April 1, each year. craft shall remain the same ifcontinually renewed, and the licensee (7) No person shall operate any motor vehicle, snowmobile, all- of each watercraft shall purchase the watercraft license numbere terrain vehicle, ice boat, or any other conveyance used to transport assigned and affix same as may be prescribed by the commissioner. persons over the ice on public waters of the state within 150 feet Subd. 2. A lication, issuance, of a diver's warning flag (described in NR 206 (a) (6) pp reports. Application for registra- (g) Written material on any waterway marker sign shall be tion ar reregistration shall be made to the commissioner of natural printed with black letters at least 2 inches in height, on a white resources, the commissioner of public safety or an authorized deputy background. Alllettering shall be placed inside the area enclosed registrar of motor vehicles in such form as the commissioner of public by the orange band, except the explanatory material appearing safety shall prescribe, and shall state the name and address of every owner of the watercraft and be signed by at least one owner. Upon receipt on signs indicating an area prohibited to watercraft shall be placed of the application and the appropriate fee as hereinafter provided, such outside of the orange band. watercraft shall be registered and a registration number assigned which (9) Every waterway marker driven into the bottom of a lake shall be affixed to the watercraft in such manner as the commissioner of or stream, or attached to a post so driven, shall extend at least natural resources shall prescribe. Each deputy registrar oFmotor vehicles 30 inches above the surface of the water. The surface of the water acting pursuant to section 16833, shall also be a deputy registrar of shall be considered to be the normal high water-mark during the watercraft. 'fhe commissioner of natural resources in agreement with the local boating season. commissioner of public safety may prescribe the accounting and pro- (10) Any sign may be reflectorized or fluorescent provided that cedural requirements necessary to assure efficient handling of registra- ~ the entire displayed surface thereof is uniformly reflectorized or tions and registration fees. Deputy registrars shall strictly comply with fluorescent. these accounting and procedural requirements. A fee of 50 cents in addi- (lll The reflectorized material required by all sections of these tion to that otherwise prescribed by law shall be charged for each water- rules shall retain 8011 of its dry weather reflective signal strength craft registered by the registrar or a deQuty registrar. The additional fee w.hen submerged in water. shall be disposed of in the manner provided in section 16833, subdivision 2 (12) Whenever an emergency situation requires that immediate . Subd. 3. Fees for license. The fee for each watercraft license warning be given of any hazardous condition on any waters of the issued after December 31, 1971 for the following periods, or por- state, any available object or apparatus may be utilized as a tem- tions thereof, shall be as follows: porary waterway marker to give such warning until the emergency 6 31