1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; requiring youths under
1.3 	age 13 to wear personal flotation devices on
1.4 	watercraft; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
1.5 	86B.311, by adding a subdivision; 86B.501, by adding a
1.6 	subdivision.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86B.311, is
1.9 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.10 		Subd. 6.Personal flotation device required under age
1.11 	13. A person may not operate a watercraft upon the waters of
1.12 	this state with a person under age 13 on board, unless the
1.13 	person under age 13 is wearing a United States Coast
1.14 	Guard-approved Type I, II, III, or V personal flotation device.

1.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86B.501, is
1.16 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.17 		Subd. 3.Personal flotation device required under age
1.18 	13. A person under age 13 must wear a United States Coast
1.19 	Guard-approved Type I, II, III, or V personal flotation device
1.20 	when on board a watercraft upon the waters of this state.