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Section 86B.001 — Water Use Policy. - It is the policy of this state, which is blessed...
Section 86B.005 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...
Section 86B.101 — Watercraft Safety Program. - Subdivision 1. Safety program. The commissioner shall continue and expand...
Section 86B.105 — Sheriff's Safety Program. - (a) The sheriff of each county shall maintain a program...
Section 86B.106 — Barring Vehicles From Unsafe Ice. - (a) Whenever ice conditions on a body of water deteriorate...
Section 86B.107 — Removing Submerged Vehicles From State Waters. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, "vehicle"...
Section 86B.111 — Navigation Markers And Buoys. - Subdivision 1. Permit for placing navigation hazards. The commissioner may...
Section 86B.115 — Using Docks And Structures For Advertising. - A person may not use a fixed or anchored structure...
Section 86B.121 — Races, Competitions, And Exhibitions. - (a) A person may not hold or sponsor any scheduled...
Section 86B.125 — Leased Watercraft. - Subdivision 1. Safety standards. The commissioner shall prescribe safety standards...
Section 86B.13 — Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner shall establish a statewide course...
Section 86B.201 — State Law And Local Ordinance Authority. - Subdivision 1. Applying state law. The provisions of this chapter...
Section 86B.205 — Water Surface Use Ordinance. - Subdivision 1. Assistance. The commissioner shall develop and publish guidelines...
Section 86B.211 — Water Safety Rules. - The commissioner shall adopt rules that relate to: (1) the...
Section 86B.301 — Watercraft Licenses Required. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and...
Section 86B.305 — Youth Operators. - Subdivision 1. Under age 12. (a) Except in case of...
Section 86B.311 — General Rules For Operation. - Subdivision 1. Safe operation. A person may not operate or...
Section 86B.313 — Personal Watercraft; Regulations. - Subdivision 1. General requirements. (a) In addition to requirements of...
Section 86B.315 — Towing Person On Water Skis Or Other Device. - Subdivision 1. Observer or mirror required. A person may not...
Section 86B.321 — Noise Limits. - Subdivision 1. Operation in excess of noise limits prohibited. A...
Section 86B.325 — Discharge From Marine Toilets Prohibited. - (a) A person owning or operating a watercraft or other...
Section 86B.33 — Operating While Impaired. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, "controlled substance,"...
Section 86B.335 — Testing For Alcohol And Controlled Substances. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 2 s 69] Subd. 2....
Section 86B.341 — Duties And Liabilities At Accident Or Incident. - Subdivision 1. Operator's duty at accident or incident. (a) The...
Section 86B.401 — Watercraft Licenses. - Subdivision 1. Application. (a) A person may apply to the...
Section 86B.405 — Dealer's License. - Subdivision 1. Application. A dealer may apply for a watercraft...
Section 86B.411 — Government Watercraft Licenses. - The commissioner shall issue distinguishable government watercraft licenses without a...
Section 86B.415 — License Fees. - Subdivision 1. Watercraft 19 feet or less. (a) Except as...
Section 86B.421 — Licensing By Political Subdivisions. - A political subdivision may not require watercraft to be licensed....
Section 86B.501 — Personal Flotation And Lifesaving Devices. - Subdivision 1. Personal flotation or lifesaving devices. (a) Watercraft and...
Section 86B.505 — Watercraft Capacity Plates. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) A watercraft 20 feet or less...
Section 86B.511 — Lights. - Except as provided in section 169.541, a watercraft using the...
Section 86B.515 — Sirens And Sound-producing Devices. - Subdivision 1. Sound-producing devices. Motorboats 16 feet or more in...
Section 86B.521 — Motorboat Noise Control. - Subdivision 1. Exhaust muffling system required. A motor may not...
Section 86B.525 — Device For Arresting Backfire. - A motor other than a detachable outboard motor may not...
Section 86B.531 — Fire Extinguishers And Fuel Area Ventilation. - Subdivision 1. Fire extinguishers. Inboard motorboats, houseboats, and other motorboats...
Section 86B.532 — Carbon Monoxide Detection; System Requirements. - Subdivision 1. Requirements; installation. (a) No motorboat used for recreational...
Section 86B.535 — Marine Toilets. - Subdivision 1. Retention device required. A watercraft or other marine...
Section 86B.601 — Scuba Diving. - Subdivision 1. Flag required. (a) A person who swims in...
Section 86B.701 — Funding County Water Safety. - Subdivision 1. Water and watercraft safety and enforcement budget. (a)...
Section 86B.705 — Allocating Water Recreation Account, Fines, And Forfeited Bail Money. - Subdivision 1. Water recreation account. (a) A portion of the...
Section 86B.706 — Water Recreation Account; Receipts And Purpose. - Subdivision 1. Creation. The water recreation account is created in...
Section 86B.801 — Enforcement Authority. - Subdivision 1. Authority. (a) A sheriff or conservation officer may...
Section 86B.805 — Enforcement Watercraft. - Subdivision 1. Water safety enforcement watercraft. Watercraft used primarily for...
Section 86B.811 — Criminal Penalties. - Subdivision 1. Misdemeanors. Unless a different penalty is specified, a...
Section 86B.815 — Violation As Evidence In Civil Action. - Subdivision 1. Prima facie evidence of negligence. In all civil...
Section 86B.820 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...
Section 86B.825 — Certificate Of Title Required. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. Except as provided in subdivision 2, a...
Section 86B.830 — Applying For And Issuing Certificate Of Title. - Subdivision 1. Application. The owner of a titled watercraft must...
Section 86B.835 — Dealer Acquisition And Transfer. - Subdivision 1. Certificate of origin required. (a) A dealer may...
Section 86B.840 — Transfer By Owner. - Subdivision 1. Voluntary transfer. (a) An owner who transfers a...
Section 86B.841 — Transfer-on-death Title To Watercraft. - Subdivision 1. Titled as transfer-on-death. A natural person who is...
Section 86B.845 — Temporary Watercraft Use Permits. - Subdivision 1. Issuance to title applicant. (a) The commissioner may...
Section 86B.850 — Duplicate Certificate. - Subdivision 1. Form and issuance. (a) The commissioner may issue...
Section 86B.855 — Suspending Or Revoking Certificate. - Subdivision 1. Suspension or revocation. The commissioner shall suspend or...
Section 86B.860 — Responsibilities Of Commissioner. - The commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications,...
Section 86B.865 — Penalties. - Subdivision 1. Felony. A person is guilty of a felony...
Section 86B.870 — Title Fees. - Subdivision 1. Fees. (a) The fee to be paid to...
Section 86B.875 — Inapplicable Liens And Security Interests. - The requirements of this chapter relating to security interests and...
Section 86B.880 — Security Interests. - Subdivision 1. Validity. Unless excepted by section 86B.875, a security...
Section 86B.885 — Owner-created Security Interest. - Paragraphs (a) to (d) apply if an owner creates a...
Section 86B.890 — Licensed Watercraft Previously Perfected. - (a) If a security interest in a previously licensed watercraft...
Section 86B.895 — Satisfaction Of Security Interest. - Subdivision 1. Release. Upon the satisfaction of a security interest...
Section 86B.900 — Disclosing Security Agreement. - A secured party named in a certificate of title, upon...
Section 86B.905 — Effect Of Suspension Or Revocation On Security Interest. - Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not,...
Section 86B.910 — Undisclosed Security Interests. - If the commissioner is not satisfied that there are no...
Section 86B.915 — Liens Attaching To Watercraft. - (a) A nonpossessory lien on a titled watercraft is not...
Section 86B.920 — Stolen Watercraft. - Subdivision 1. Duty of peace officers. A peace officer aware...