Section 30.625. Rental of motorboats.

 

(1)  No person who is engaged in the rental or leasing of motorboats to the public may do any of the following:

(a) Rent or lease a motorboat for operation by a person who will be operating a motorboat for the first time in each calendar year and who does not hold a valid certificate issued under s. 30.74 (1) unless the person engaged in the rental or leasing gives the person instruction on how to operate a motorboat in the manner established by the department under s. 30.74 (1) (am) .

(b) Rent or lease a personal watercraft to a person under 16 years of age.

(c) Rent or lease a personal watercraft without providing the person who will be operating the personal watercraft with a personal flotation device that meets the requirements specified under s. 30.62 (3) (b) .

(1m)  No person who is under 16 years of age may rent or lease a personal watercraft.

1991 a. 257 ; 2005 a. 356 ss. 1b to 1e , 8 ; 2009 a. 180 ; 2011 a. 260 s. 81 . Cross-reference: See also s. NR 5.16 , Wis. adm. code.