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STATE OF MINNESOTA develop and publish guidelines to assist counties when adopting DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES water surface ordinances for waters within their jurisdiction. Boat and Water Safety Rules and Regulations Subd. 2. (a) Upon request of a county, city, village, borough, 1973 - 1974 or town, the commissioner may, if he determines it to be in the public interest, establish regulations relating to the use of water- craft on waters of this state which border upon or are within, in NR 200 - LICENSING OF WATERCRAFT. whole or in part, the territorial boundaries of the governmental (a) Application for License. Application for watercraft license unit. shall be made to the Commissioner of Natural Resources or his (b) Such regulations shall be established in the manner provided authorized agents on a form he shall provide. A watercraft ]icense by Minnesota Statutes 1969, Section 15.0411 to 15.0422, but shall number and certificate shall be issued by the Commissioner upon I not be submitted to the attorney general nor filed with the aecretary receipt of the fee prescribed by law. of state until first approved by resolutions o£ the county boards (b) Display of License Certificate. No person shall operate or of a majority of the counties affected by the proposed regulations. uae a watercraft, except a non-motorized canoe, kayak, or sailboat, (c) Such regulations may restrict any or all of the following: required to be licensed unless the license certificate for such water- Z (l) the type and size of wa[emraf[ and size of mo[or which may use the craft is on board and available for inspection by authorized enforce- waters affected by the regulation, (2) the areas of water which may be ment officers. Owners of non-motorized canoes, kayaka, sailboats, used by watercraft, (3) speed of watercraR, (4) times permitted for use or rowing shells shall produce the license certificate for such water- o( watercraft, or (5) minimum distance be[ween wa[ereraf[. When es- craft within a reasonable time upon request of authorized enforce- [ablishing regula[ions the comm[ssioner shall consider the physical ment officers. The owner of rental watercraft may keep the license characteristics of the waters affected, their historical uses, shoreland uses certificate available for inspection on the premises from which the and classification, and any other features unique [o the waters aFfected watercraft is rented, provided that the owner's business name is by Ihe regulations. legibly printed on the rear half and on both sides of the watercraft (d) The commissioner shall inform the users of the waters of in the same size and manner as required for the license number the regulations affecting them at least two weeks before the ef£ec- in NR 200, Section (c). tive date of the regulations by distributing copies of the regulations (c) Display of License Number & Validation Decal on Motorized and by posting of the public accesses of the waters. However, failure Wetercraft. The license number, on all watercraft, except non- of the commissioner to comply with this paragraph shall not affect motorized canoes, kayaks, sailboats and rowing shells shall be se- the validity of the regulations or any conviction for violation of surely affixed on each side of the forward half of the watercraft the regulations. for which it was issued in such a position as to provide clear and (e) The wst of publishing regulations and or marking and post- legible identification. The letters and numerals must be of a color ing waters pursuant to this subdivision shall be paid by the that contrasts with the background and may be reflectorized decals counties affected by the regulations, as apportioned by the commis- or metal or may be painted. The letters and numerals shall read sioner. from left to right and shall not be less than 3 inches in height, (f) Regulations or ordinances relating to the use of waters of of block type, of a stroke not less than '/z inch or more than % ~ this state enacted by a local governmental unit before the efi"ective inch in width, not including a border. The license number shall date of this act shall continue in effect until repealed by the local be maintained so that it is clearly visible and legible, and the letter governmental unit or superseded by a regulation of the commis- groups must be separated from the numeral groups by a space sioner promulgated pursuant to this Subdivision. of not less than 3 inches nor more than 4 inches. Adjacent letters and numerals within each group must be spaced not less than 1/2 361.27. BOAT AND WATER SAFETY ACCOUNT; inch nor more than % inch apart. A state validation deca] for the FINES AND FORFEITED BAIL MONEY. current license period must be affixed toward the stern of the boat Subd. 1. All license fees received under Sections 361.01 to 36128 and not more than 4 inches from the first or last letter of the license shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general number on each side of the boat. fund for the purpose of boat and water safety. Not exceeding 75 (d) Marking of non-motorized canoes, kayaks, and rowing per cent of such moneys may be paid to such counties and in such shells. All non-motorized canoes, kayaks, and rowing shells shall amount as the commissioner may determine and be used to defray display decals furnished by the Department of Natural Resources the expenses of enforcement of the previsions of Sections 361,01 for such watercraft. These decals shall be securely affixed on each to 361.28. 20 17