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<br /> <br /> Subd. 2. All fines and forfeited bail money, from violations under <br /> Sections 361.01 to 361.28 collected from persons apprehended or IMPORTANT! Boatmen using waters under jurisdiction of <br /> anested shall be paid by the justice o£ the peace, municipal court, U.S. Coast Guard must observe speCial COast Guard reg- <br /> or other person or officer collecting such fines, forfeited bail money ulations pertaining to operation on such waters. <br /> or installments thereof, within 15 days after the last day of the <br /> month in which such moneys were collected, to the county treasurer <br /> of the county where the violation occurred. One-half of such <br /> receipts shall be credited to the general revenue fund of the county. Subd. 4. The installation or presence of a marine toilet in a <br /> The other one-half of such receipts shall be transmitted by the watercraft shall be indicated by the owner upon application for <br /> county treasurer to state treasurer to be deposited to the credit licensing of the watercraft or marine conveyance, and no license <br /> of the general fund in the state treasury for the purpose of boat for any such watercraft bearing a marine toilet shall be issued <br /> and water safety. ~ <br /> except upon certification by the owner of the installation of an <br /> 361.28. PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES. acceptable retention device for use with such marine toilet. <br /> $ubd. 5. The provisions of Subdivisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this <br /> The license fee on watercraft as imposed herein is not to be con- Section shall not apply until DeCember 31, 1975, to watercraft <br /> sidered in lieu of personal property taxes thereon. ~ that were equipped with treatment devices approved by the pollu- <br /> 361.29. MARINE TOILETS. tion control agency prior to June 8, 1971, so long as such equipment <br /> Subd. 1. (a) For the purposes of this section the ierm "wa- continues to operate in accordance with its design capability. Nob <br /> " has the meaning given to it by Section 361.02, Subdivi- w'ithstanding this provision, the agency shall by administrative <br /> tercraft <br /> ord <br /> sion 7, and acts amendatory thereof. (b) No person owning or er require such watercraft to commence use of retention <br /> operating a watercraft or other marine conveyance upon the waters facilities pursuant to Laws 1971, Chapter 861, where it determines <br /> that conditions necessitate such action. <br /> of the state of Minnesota shall use, operate or permit the use or Subd. 6. A person who violates any provision of this section is <br /> operation of any marine toilet or similar device for the disposition guilty of a misdemeanor. <br /> of sewage or other wastes, unless the toilet wastes are retained <br /> for disposition on land by means of facilities constructed and oper- <br /> ated in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the state <br /> board of health and approved by the pollution control agency of * * * <br /> the State of Minnesota. No person shal] discharge into the waters <br /> of this state, directly or indirectly from a watercraft or other marine <br /> conveyance, any sewage or other wastes, nor shall any container <br /> of sewage or other wastes be placed, left, discharged, or caused <br /> to be placed, left or discharged into any waters of this state by <br /> any person or persons at any time whether or not the owner, <br /> operator, guest or occupant of a watercraft or other marine con- . <br /> veyance. All toilets must be sealed or otherwise rendered inopera- ~ <br /> tive so that no human or other waste can be discharged from such ~ <br /> toilet into state waters. <br /> Subd. 2. The Minnesota pollution control agency shall upon <br /> request furnish a list of the types of retention devices currently ~ <br /> available and considered acceptable for the purposes of this Section <br /> for use with such marine toilets. The commissioner of natural <br /> resources shall furnish the sheriff of each county in the State of <br /> Minnesota with a list of such retention facilities acceptable to the <br /> pollution control agency of the state of Minnesota. <br /> Subd. 3. No watercraft or other marine conveyance upon the <br /> waters of the State of Minnesota shall be equipped with any marine <br /> toilet unless also equipped with a retention device acceptable to <br /> the pollution control agency ofthe State of Minnesota. <br /> 18 19 <br />