Report Title:

Boating; Licenses

 

Description:

Requires boat operators to have licenses.

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

630

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

Relating to boating.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Chapter 200, part II, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§200-     License; application; fees; restrictions.  (a)  It is unlawful for any person to operate a vessel on the waters of the State without first obtaining a license.  The department of land and natural resources shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this section.

     (b)  The licenses shall be issued by the department of land and natural resources upon written application in such form as may be prescribed by the department together with payment of a fee.  The fees for licenses and duplicate licenses shall be established by the department by rules adopted in accordance with chapter 91.

     (c)  No person to whom a license has been issued under this section shall permit any other person to carry, display, or use the license for any purpose.  Every person to whom a license has been issued under this section shall show the license upon demand of any officer authorized to enforce the boating laws of the State.

     (d)  The department may revoke any license for any infraction of the terms and conditions of the license.  Any person whose license has been revoked shall not be eligible to apply for another license until expiration of one year from the date of revocation.

     (e)  The department shall not issue a license to any person unless the person has successfully completed a course in boating safety offered by the department or by a third party, provided that the course offered by the third party has been approved in advance by the department."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2008.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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