Minnesota SF 3961: Minneapolis Northside Economic Opportunity Network grant appropriation for a food business incubator

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to watercraft; allowing the use of personal watercraft earlier in the day;​
1.3 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 86B.313, subdivision 1.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 86B.313, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
1.6 Subdivision 1.General requirements.(a) In addition to requirements of other laws​
1.7 relating to watercraft, a person may not operate or permit the operation of a personal​
1.8 watercraft:​
1.9 (1) without each person on board the personal watercraft wearing a wearable personal​
1.10 flotation device that is approved by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and has a USCG​
1.11 label indicating the flotation device either is approved for or does not prohibit use with​
1.12 personal watercraft;​
1.13 (2) between one hour before sunset and 9:30 8:00 a.m.;​
1.14 (3) at greater than slow-no wake speed within 150 feet of:​
1.15 (i) a shoreline;​
1.16 (ii) a dock;​
1.17 (iii) a swimmer;​
1.18 (iv) a raft used for swimming or diving; or​
1.19 (v) a moored, anchored, or nonmotorized watercraft;​
1​Section 1.​
26-06563 as introduced​01/20/26 REVISOR CKM/MI​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 3961​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD, Lang and Frentz)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6413​02/26/2026​
Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy​

2.1 (4) while towing a person on water skis, a kneeboard, an inflatable craft, or any other​
2.2 device unless:​
2.3 (i) an observer is on board; or​
2.4 (ii) the personal watercraft is equipped with factory-installed or factory-specified​
2.5 accessory mirrors that give the operator a wide field of vision to the rear;​
2.6 (5) without the lanyard-type engine cutoff switch being attached to the person, clothing,​
2.7 or personal flotation device of the operator, if the personal watercraft is equipped by the​
2.8 manufacturer with such a device;​
2.9 (6) if any part of the spring-loaded throttle mechanism has been removed, altered, or​
2.10 tampered with so as to interfere with the return-to-idle system;​
2.11 (7) to chase or harass wildlife;​
2.12 (8) through emergent or floating vegetation at other than a slow-no wake speed;​
2.13 (9) in a manner that unreasonably or unnecessarily endangers life, limb, or property,​
2.14 including weaving through congested watercraft traffic, jumping the wake of another​
2.15 watercraft within 150 feet of the other watercraft, or operating the watercraft while facing​
2.16 backward;​
2.17 (10) in any other manner that is not reasonable and prudent; or​
2.18 (11) without a personal watercraft rules decal, issued by the commissioner, attached to​
2.19 the personal watercraft so as to be in full view of the operator.​
2.20 (b) Paragraph (a), clause (3), does not apply to a person operating a personal watercraft​
2.21 to launch or land a person on water skis, a kneeboard, or similar device by the most direct​
2.22 route to open water.​
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26-06563 as introduced​01/20/26 REVISOR CKM/MI​