12:7-62 - "Personal watercraft" defined - New Jersey Statutes

12:7-62.       "Personal watercraft" defined    1.     For the purposes of this act, "personal watercraft" shall mean a power vessel defined as a Class "A" vessel by the United States Coast Guard, and which: 

a.     Is designed to be operated from a sitting, standing or kneeling position;

b.     Is equipped with an internal combustion engine which powers a water jet pump; and 

c.     Cannot be operated in a manner so as to disengage the pump so as to prevent the vessel from making headway. 

L.1993,c.299,s.1.