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Note: Pursuant to Laws 1973, Chapter 310, Sections 3 and 4, ATTENTION! Motorized canoes, kayaks and sailboats on and after January 1, 1975, Subdivision 2 will read as follows: must be marked the same as conventional watercraft. See Subd. 2. An operator 13 years of age or older but less than 18 in3truCtionS on bottom of Page 23, and illustration on Page years of age, adjudicated by a juvenile court as having violated 21. sections 361.05, or 361.12, or 361.13 shall have his operator's per- mit revoked by the commissioner. The commissioner shall issue a new permit to the operator one year after the revocation upon side of the forward half of the watercraft for which the decal was suceessful completion by the operator of a watercraft safety course. issued, in such a position as to provide clear and legible identifi- The judge of a juvenile court, which adjudicates an operator of cation. violating any o£ the laws or regulations listed above, shal] require (e) Marking of non-motorized sailbodts. All non-motoriaed sail- the surrender of the person's watercra£t operator's permit and shall boats shall display the decals furnished by the Department of . forward the operator's permit to the commissioner, together with Natural Resources for such watercraft. These decals shall be se- a record of the adjudication. curely affixed on each side of the forward half of the watercraft Subd. 3. Any operator who shalt operate a watercraft when such for which it was issued, in such a position as to provide clear and operation is prohibited pursuant to Subdivision 2, shall be guilty legible identification. If it is impossible to diplay such decals on ~ of a misdemeanor. the forward half of such watercraft so as to provide clear and legible 361.23. VIOLATION AS EVIDENCE. identification both decals must then be affixed to the stern of such In all civil actions a violation of any of the provisions of Sections watercraft. 361.05 through 361.20, inclusive, by any o£the parties thereto shall (f) Expired Validation Decal. All expired or otherwise invalid not be negligence per se but shall be prima £acie evidence of neg- state validation decals shall be removed from the watercraft for ligence. No record of the conviction of any person for any violation which they were issued or completely covered by placement of the of Sections 361.01 to 36128 shall be admissible as evidence in current decal so that only the current deca] is visible. any court in any civil action. (g) Other insignia. No person shall operate any watercraft, except a non-motorized canoe, kayak, or sailboat, which has any 361.24. DUTIES OF SHERIFFS, CONSERVATION number, letter, design or insignia displayed on either side thereof OFFICERS, AND COUNTY BOARDS. which is closer than 24 inches to any part of the watercraft license Subd. 1. It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county and number or validation decal. conservation officers of the department o£ natural resources to (h) Dealer license numbers. The last two characters of all enforce the provisions of Chapter 361. It shall be the duty of the dealers' license numbers shall be the letters DD. No other license sheriff of each county to maintain a program of search, rescue, number shall include both such letters. Dealers' license numbers posting and patrol, and inspection of watercraft for rent, lease, shall be displayed in accordance with NR 200, Section (c), except or hire. He shall prohibit the use of any watercraft for rent, lease, that such numbers may be so affixed as to be readily detachable or hire which does not comply with the standards of safety for and must be attached to any watercraft owned by the dealer when such watercraft which the commissioner shall prescribe. He shall such watercraft is being used for demonstration purposes or any y investigate all watercraft accidents and drownings and report his other purpose incident to the usual and customary conduct of the findings to the commissioner in such form as the commissioner business of manu£acturing, selling or trading of watercraft. A shall prescribe. The county board may authorize the employment dealer may use as many detachable sets of numbers as is necessary of such additional personnel as it deems necessary to carry out in the conduct of his business. the provisions of this Section. (i) State license numbers. The last two characters of all license + Subd. 2. On or before September 1 of each even numbered year, numbers issued for watercraft owned by the State of Minnesota the county board of each county shall submit to the commissioner or a political subdivision thereof shall be the letters XX. No other its proposed budget to carry out the provisions of Sections 361.01 license number shall include both such letters. Application for such to 361.28 during the biennium beginning on the following July licenses shall be made directly to the Commissioner of Natural 1. The commissioner shall review such proposed budgets and incor- Resources. porate into the budget for the department of natural resources such (j) Enforcement Pennant. All watercraft used in the en£orce- parts thereof as he deems necessary and equitable for each county, ment of these rules and regulations and the laws under which they the total of which shall not exceed 75 per cent of the anticipated are promulgated shall be marked by the flying of a pennant trian- receipts from the sale of watercraft licenses during such biennium. gular in shape and of the following dimensions: Four (4) inches The amount appropriated for each county shall be paid to such 22 15