1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; requiring lifejackets
1.3 	for children aboard watercraft; amending Minnesota
1.4 	Statutes 2004, section 86B.501, by adding a
1.5 	subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86B.501, is
1.8 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 3.Lifejacket required for children. (a) No person
1.10 	may operate a watercraft under way with a child under 13 years
1.11 	of age aboard unless the child is:
1.12 	(1) wearing an appropriate personal flotation device
1.13 	approved under subdivision 1; or 
1.14 	(2) below the top deck or in an enclosed cabin.
1.15 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to commercial watercraft
1.16 	where the child is a passenger and the operator is licensed by
1.17 	the state of Minnesota or the United States Coast Guard to carry
1.18 	passengers for hire.