as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 01/27/2012 08:39am
A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; clarifying watercraft license fees for canoes, kayaks,
sailboards, paddle boats, and rowing shells; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010,
section 86B.415, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b)
and subdivision 1a, new text end the fee for a watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or less in length
is $27 deleted text begin except:deleted text end new text begin .
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(b) The watercraft license fee:
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(1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is
offered for rent or lease, the fee is $9;
(2) for a deleted text begin canoe, kayak,deleted text end sailboat, deleted text begin sailboard, paddle boat, or rowing shelldeleted text end 19 feet in
length or less, the fee is $10.50;
(3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a nonprofit corporation for
teaching boat and water safety, the fee is as provided in subdivision 4;
(4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, the fee is as provided
in subdivision 5;
(5) for a personal watercraft, the fee is $37.50; and
(6) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in
clauses (1) to (5), the fee is $18.
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This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2012.
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Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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The fee for a watercraft license for a canoe, kayak, sailboard, paddle board, paddle
boat, or rowing shell, regardless of length, is $10.50.
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This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2012.
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Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Except as provided in subdivisions new text begin 1a, new text end 3, 4,
and 5, the watercraft license fee:
(1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length is $45;
(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length is $67.50; and
(3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $90.
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This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2012.
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