79 - Courses of instruction. - New York Statutes

§ 79. Courses of instruction. For the purpose of giving such courses of instruction and awarding boating safety certificates, including those issued to adults for the safe operation of vessels including personal watercraft or specialty prop-craft the commissioner may designate as his or her agent any person the commissioner deems qualified to act in such capacity, including, but not limited to, certified instructors of the United States coast guard auxiliary, United States power squadrons, American power boat association, boy scouts of America, Red Cross and other organizations. No charge whatsoever shall be made to any person less than eighteen years of age for the issuance of a boating safety certificate. Persons less than eighteen years of age may be charged a fee for instruction in boating safety, except that the office may not charge a fee when providing such instruction to persons less than eighteen years of age.