(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Livery vessel owner" means a person who engages in whole or in part in the business of renting, leasing, or chartering a Class A vessel for a period of less than 24 hours.
(3) "Class A vessel" means a motorboat that is less than 16 feet in length as defined by the U.S. Coast Guard in 46 C.F.R. § 24.10-17.
(4) "Seaworthy condition" means the ability to withstand ordinary stress of wind, waves, and other weather that the vessel might normally be expected to encounter.
(b) Requirements for rental.- A livery vessel owner or an agent or employee of the livery vessel owner may not rent or offer for rent a Class A vessel to be operated on the waters of the State unless:
(1) Each vessel is in seaworthy condition and equipped for the waters where the vessel is intended to be used; and
(2) The livery vessel owner or agent or employee of the livery vessel owner possesses a boating safety certificate approved by the Department.
(c) Violations.- A violation of subsection (b) of this section shall be considered a boating safety violation for purposes of § 8-740(a) of this subtitle.
(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Livery vessel owner" means a person who engages in whole or in part in the business of renting, leasing, or chartering a Class A vessel for a period of less than 24 hours.
(3) "Class A vessel" means a motorboat that is less than 16 feet in length as defined by the U.S. Coast Guard in 46 C.F.R. § 24.10-17.
(4) "Seaworthy condition" means the ability to withstand ordinary stress of wind, waves, and other weather that the vessel might normally be expected to encounter.
(b) Requirements for rental.- A livery vessel owner or an agent or employee of the livery vessel owner may not rent or offer for rent a Class A vessel to be operated on the waters of the State unless:
(1) Each vessel is in seaworthy condition and equipped for the waters where the vessel is intended to be used; and
(2) The livery vessel owner or agent or employee of the livery vessel owner possesses a boating safety certificate approved by the Department.
(c) Violations.- A violation of subsection (b) of this section shall be considered a boating safety violation for purposes of § 8-740(a) of this subtitle.
(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Livery vessel owner" means a person who engages in whole or in part in the business of renting, leasing, or chartering a Class A vessel for a period of less than 24 hours.
(3) "Class A vessel" means a motorboat that is less than 16 feet in length as defined by the U.S. Coast Guard in 46 C.F.R. § 24.10-17.
(4) "Seaworthy condition" means the ability to withstand ordinary stress of wind, waves, and other weather that the vessel might normally be expected to encounter.
(b) Requirements for rental.- A livery vessel owner or an agent or employee of the livery vessel owner may not rent or offer for rent a Class A vessel to be operated on the waters of the State unless:
(1) Each vessel is in seaworthy condition and equipped for the waters where the vessel is intended to be used; and
(2) The livery vessel owner or agent or employee of the livery vessel owner possesses a boating safety certificate approved by the Department.
(c) Violations.- A violation of subsection (b) of this section shall be considered a boating safety violation for purposes of § 8-740(a) of this subtitle.
