Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
306.126. Motorboats, regulations as to passenger seating while under way — person in water, flag required, when — slow speed required, when — penalty. — 1. The operator of a motorboat shall not allow any person to ride or sit on the gunwales, decking over the bow, railing, top of seat back or decking over the back of the motorboat while under way, unless such person is inboard of adequate guards or railing provided on the motorboat to prevent a passenger from being lost overboard. As used in this section, the term "adequate guards or railing" means guards or railings having a height parameter of at least six inches but not more than eighteen inches. Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that passengers or other persons aboard a motorboat cannot occupy the decking over the bow of the boat to moor it to a mooring buoy or to cast off from such a buoy, or for any other necessary purpose. The provisions of this section shall not apply to vessels propelled by sail or vessels propelled by jet motors or propellers operating on a stretch of waterway not created or widened by impoundment.
2. Whenever any person leaves any watercraft, other than a personal watercraft, on the waters of the Mississippi River, the waters of the Missouri River or the lakes of this state and enters the water between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and sunset, the operator of such watercraft shall display on the watercraft a red or orange flag measuring not less than twelve inches by twelve inches. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to watercraft that is moored or anchored. The flag required by this subsection shall be visible for three hundred sixty degrees around the horizon when displayed and shall be displayed only when an occupant of the watercraft has left the confines of the watercraft and entered the water. The flag required by this subsection shall not be displayed when the watercraft is engaged in towing any person, but shall be displayed when such person has ceased being towed and has reentered the water.
3. No operator shall knowingly operate any watercraft within fifty yards of a flag required by subsection 2 of this section at a speed in excess of a slow-no wake speed.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 194 § 4, A.L. 1989 S.B. 135, A.L. 1995 H.B. 217, A.L. 1997 H.B. 379, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1355 merged with H.B. 2116)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Penalty provisions for violations of this section, 306.210
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XIX - Motor Vehicles, Watercraft and Aviation
Chapter 306 - Watercraft Regulation and Licensing — Water Patrol Division
Section 306.010 - Definitions.
Section 306.020 - Vessels to be numbered — number, where displayed.
Section 306.035 - Certificate of title, form of.
Section 306.040 - Certified number only on boat.
Section 306.050 - Notice of change of address of certificate holder — procedure.
Section 306.080 - Vessels exempt from numbering requirements.
Section 306.090 - Maximum sound levels for recreational motorboats — exceptions.
Section 306.100 - Classification of vessels — equipment requirements.
Section 306.113 - Operate defined — probable cause required.
Section 306.115 - Parasailing, requirements, prohibited, when.
Section 306.120 - Towing persons on skis or surfboard, regulations.
Section 306.122 - Motorboat or vessel operator, minimum age, exceptions, penalty.
Section 306.128 - Boating offenses, offender requirements.
Section 306.129 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 306.130 - Regattas, races and other activities, authorization, regulation of.
Section 306.140 - Accident or collision, duties of operator — report required, when.
Section 306.150 - Watercraft livery — records — equipment to be furnished.
Section 306.165 - Water patrol officer, powers, duties and jurisdiction of.
Section 306.170 - Accident reports to United States on request.
Section 306.180 - Motorboat fund in state treasury, source and use.
Section 306.185 - Water patrol division fund created, use of proceeds.
Section 306.190 - Applicability of regulations — local regulations — special local rules prohibited.
Section 306.200 - Peace officers to enforce.
Section 306.210 - Penalties for violations.
Section 306.215 - Inspections of boats, refusal of or interference with — penalty.
Section 306.217 - Scuba diver's marker, flag required — flag described — boats to avoid — penalty.
Section 306.220 - Personal flotation device, who must wear, when, exception, penalty.
Section 306.221 - Obstruction of traffic or access to boat docks — violation, penalty.
Section 306.250 - Definitions.
Section 306.260 - Boats not to discharge sewage, exception.
Section 306.270 - Marine toilets shall have suitable treatment device.
Section 306.280 - Inspection of boats.
Section 306.290 - Penalties for violations.
Section 306.300 - Definitions — marine sanitation device required — limitations — civil penalty.
Section 306.425 - Provisions of 306.400 to 306.430 exclusive — exceptions.
Section 306.440 - Owner's failure to indicate lienholder on title application, penalty.
Section 306.465 - Rules and regulations, authority to promulgate, procedure.
Section 306.530 - Registration of outboard motors.
Section 306.532 - Certificate of title to designate year of manufacture
Section 306.535 - Applications, contents, fee — not made within certain period, delinquency fee.
Section 306.540 - Registration by director of revenue, when.
Section 306.545 - Registration number — placement.
Section 306.555 - Inspection of outboard motors.
Section 306.565 - Fees — disposition.
Section 306.570 - Destruction of records.