Minnesota Session Laws - 1983, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1983 

                        CHAPTER 181--H.F.No. 259
           An act relating to watercraft safety; requirement for 
          rear view mirrors while towing skiers; amending 
          Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 361.09, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 361.09, 
subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
    Subdivision 1.  No person shall may operate a watercraft on 
any waters of this state, towing a person on water skis, 
aquaplane, surfboard, saucer, or similar device, unless there is 
in such the watercraft either another person in addition to the 
operator in a position to continually observe the person being 
towed or instead of such observer, the boat is equipped with 
either a curved rear view mirror providing the operator a wide 
field of vision to the rear placed so that the operator may 
continually observe the person being towed or a safety warning 
device approved by the commissioner. 
    Approved May 19, 1983