§ 46-22-7. Boat liveries.
(a) The owner of a boat livery shall cause to be kept a record of the name and address of the person or persons hiring any vessel which is designed or permitted by him or her to be operated as a motorboat; the identification number thereof; and the departure date and time, and the expected time of return. The record shall be preserved for at least six (6) months.
(b) Neither the owner of a boat livery nor his or her agent or employee shall permit any motorboat or any vessel designed or permitted by him or her to be operated as a motorboat to depart from his or her premises unless it shall have been provided, either by owner or renter, with the equipment required pursuant to § 46-22-5, and any rules and regulations made pursuant thereto.
History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 187, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 46 - Waters and Navigation
Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats
Section 46-22-1. - Declaration of policy.
Section 46-22-2. - Definitions.
Section 46-22-3. - Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited.
Section 46-22-4. - Identification number and registration fee.
Section 46-22-5. - Classification and required equipment.
Section 46-22-6. - Exemption from numbering provisions of this chapter.
Section 46-22-7. - Boat liveries.
Section 46-22-8. - Muffling devices.
Section 46-22-9. - Prohibited operation.
Section 46-22-9.1. - Houseboats — Exclusion from coastal ponds.
Section 46-22-9.2. - Flotation devices — Children.
Section 46-22-9.3. - Operating so as to endanger, resulting in death.
Section 46-22-9.4. - Operating so as to endanger, resulting in personal injury.
Section 46-22-9.5. - Speeding.
Section 46-22-9.6. - False distress or hoax calls.
Section 46-22-9.7. - Marine safety zones.
Section 46-22-9.8. - Certificate of boating safety education.
Section 46-22-10. - Collisions, accidents, and casualties.
Section 46-22-11. - Transmittal of information.
Section 46-22-12. - Water skis and surfboards.
Section 46-22-13. - Regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions.
Section 46-22-13.1. - Marine safety zones.
Section 46-22-13.2. - Bridge safety.
Section 46-22-14. - Local regulation.
Section 46-22-15. - Owner’s civil liability.
Section 46-22-15.2. - Service on nonresident.
Section 46-22-15.3. - Process fees as costs — Record of process.
Section 46-22-16. - Boat manufacturers and dealers.
Section 46-22-17. - Enforcement.
Section 46-22-17.1. - Enforcement power of employees of the department of environmental management.
Section 46-22-17.2. - Prosecution of violations.
Section 46-22-17.3. - Refusal to stop on order or command.
Section 46-22-19. - Penalties.
Section 46-22-20. - Severability.
Section 46-22-21. - Reporting of accidents, casualty, vandalism, and thefts.
Section 46-22-22. - Owner required to make written reports.
Section 46-22-23. - Maximum speed within the city of Warwick.
Section 46-22-24. - Scuba divers, skin diving, or snorkeling — Warning flags.