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      Sec. 15-15e. Owners or operators of certain pilot boats to obtain certificate of compliance. Penalty. (a) On and after October 1, 1997, no owner or operator of a vessel may transport or offer to transport a pilot licensed under the provisions of section 15-13 for the purpose of embarking or disembarking another vessel in open and unprotected waters unless such owner or operator has obtained a certificate of compliance from the Commissioner of Transportation. On and after October 1, 1997, the Commissioner of Transportation shall issue a certificate of compliance to each owner or operator of a vessel used to transport a licensed pilot for the purpose of embarking or disembarking another vessel in open and unprotected waters who complies with the requirements specified in regulations which shall be adopted by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. The regulations shall specify (1) standards and procedures for the issuance and renewal of such certificate; (2) grounds for the suspension of such certificate; (3) requirements relative to the inspection of such vessels, including the designation and qualifications of inspectors of such vessels and the maintenance and inspection of logs in each such vessel; (4) the procedures for embarkation and disembarkation of pilots; and (5) the operation of and equipment required on each such vessel. Such regulations may establish standard rates for the use of each such vessel for such purpose. For the purposes of this subsection, "open and unprotected waters" means waters located east of the area depicted on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration charts of the eastern portion of Long Island Sound as "The Race".

      (b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section or any regulation adopted thereunder shall be fined not less than sixty dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars for each such violation.

      (P.A. 97-304, S. 2, 31.)

      History: P.A. 97-304 effective July 8, 1997.