Section 8-712.3 - Rentals of livery vessels. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-712.3. Rentals of livery vessels.
 

(a)  Definitions.-  

(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 

(2) "Livery vessel owner" means a person who engages in whole or in part in the business of renting, leasing, or chartering a Class A vessel for a period of less than 24 hours. 

(3) "Class A vessel" means a motorboat that is less than 16 feet in length as defined by the U.S. Coast Guard in 46 C.F.R. § 24.10-17. 

(4) "Seaworthy condition" means the ability to withstand ordinary stress of wind, waves, and other weather that the vessel might normally be expected to encounter. 

(b)  Requirements for rental.- A livery vessel owner or an agent or employee of the livery vessel owner may not rent or offer for rent a Class A vessel to be operated on the waters of the State unless: 

(1) Each vessel is in seaworthy condition and equipped for the waters where the vessel is intended to be used; and 

(2) The livery vessel owner or agent or employee of the livery vessel owner possesses a boating safety certificate approved by the Department. 

(c)  Violations.- A violation of subsection (b) of this section shall be considered a boating safety violation for purposes of § 8-740(a) of this subtitle. 
 

[1998, ch. 9; 2008, ch. 36, § 6.]