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respect by machinery, including watercraft temporarily equipped Where used, the signs shall completely line the perimeter of the with detachable motors. ice hazard at intervals not exceeding 75 feet and shall be at least Subd. 9. Underway or in use means any watercraft in operation 48 inches above the ice. or use when not securely fastened to a dock or other permanent Such signs must be removed from the ice, by whomever placed, mooring. not later than April 1, each year. Subd. 10. Commissioner means the commissioner of natural (7) No person shall operate any motor vehicle, snowmobile, all- resources acting directly or through his authorized agents. terrain vehicle, ice boat, or any other conveyance used to transport Subd. 11. LiCense means the authentic document used to desig- persons over the ice on public waters of the state within 150 feet nate the numbers assigned a watercraFt and to renew same. of a diver's warning flag (described in NR 206 (a) (6) Subd. 12. Weters of this State means any waters capable of sub- (8) Written material on any waterway marker sign shall be stantial beneficial public use, and any waters to which the public printed with black letters at least 2 inches in height, on a white has access, which are within the territorial limits of this state, background. All lettering shall be placed inside the area enclosed including boundary waters. by the orange band, except the explanatory material appearing Subd. 13. Horsepower means the power rating established for on signs indicating an area prohibited to watercraft shall be placed a motar by the manufacturer thereof, or, if no rating is so estab- outside of the orange band. lished, then the rating established by the commisaioner. , (9) Every waterway marker driven into the botitom of a lake or stream, or attached to a post so driven, shall extend at least 361.03. WATERCRAFT LICENSES. 30 inches above the surface of the water. The surface of the water Subd. 1. General requirements. Except as hereinafter provided, shall be considered to be the normal high water-mark during the no person shall after July 1, 1959, operate, or give permission for local boating season. the operation of, any watercraft for which a license fee is prescribed (10) Any sign may be reflectorized or fluorescent provided that in Subdivision 3 on the waters of this state unless a license for the entire displayed surface thereof is uniformly reflectorized or such watercraft has been issued and is in effect in accordance with fluorescent. Sections 361A1 to 361.28. The license number assigned a water- (11) The reflectorized material required by all sections of these craft shall remain the same if continually renewed, and the licensee rules shall retain 80% of its dry weather reflective signal strength of each watercraft shall purchase the watercraft license numbers when submerged in water. assigned and affix same as may be prescribed by the commissioner. (12) Whenever an emergency situation requires that immediate Subd. 2. Application, issuence, reports. Application for registra- Warning be given of any hazardous condition on any waters of the tion or reregistration shall be made to the commissioner of natural state, any available object or apparatus may be utilized as a tem- resources, the commissioner oF public safety or an authorized depu[y porary waterway marker to give such warning until the emergency registrar oF motor vehicles in such form as the commissioner of public ceases to exist or until a marker complying with these regulations safety shall prescribe, and shall state the name and address of every can be substituted therefor. owner of the watercraft and be signed by at least one owner. Upon receipt (f) Buoys, markers, and regulatory signs not conforming to of the application and the appropriate fee as hereinaf[er provided, such these rules and presently in place in the waters of the state may watercraft shall be registered and a registration number assigned which be used until replacement is needed or until January 1, 1977. When shall be a(fixed to [he watereraft in such manner as the commissioner of ~ such buoys, markers, and regulatory signs are replaced, the natural resources shall prescribe. Each deputy regis[rar of motor vehicles replacements must conform to the requirements of these rules. All ac[ing pursuant to section 168.33, shall also be a depury registrar of such buoys, markers and regulatory signs must conform to the watercraft. The commissioner of natural resources in agreement with the requirements of these rules by no later than January 1, 1977. commissioner oF public safety may prescribe [he accounting and pro- cedural requiremen[s necessary to assure efficient handling of registra- • NR 205 - MARKING OF LEGALLY DESIGNATED [ions and regis[ration fees. Deputy registrars shall strictly comply with SWIMMMG AREAS these accoun[ing and procedural requirements. A fee of 50 cents in addi- tion to that otherwise prescribed by law shall be charged for each water- (a) Individual Private Areas craft registered by [he regis[rar or a deputy tegistrar. The additional fee (1) The owner of lessee of shoreline property may place white shall be disposed o( in [he manner provided in section 168.33, subdivision markers defining a swimming area adjacent to his property for z. his personal use. This area shall not exceed 2500 square feet in Subd. 3. Fees for liCense. The fee for each watercraft license area and shall not extend more than 50 linear feet along the lake issued after December 31, 1971 for the following periods, or por- frontage of the owner or lessee: These markers must have no less tions thereof, shall be as follows; than 6 inches but no more than 14 inches showing above the water- 6 31