73-18-8.1 - Capacity and certification label. - Utah Statutes

73-18-8.1. Capacity and certification label.
(1) Each vessel manufactured after November 1, 1972, which is less than 20 feet inlength, except a sailboat, canoe, kayak, inflatable vessel, or homemade motor boat must have aUnited States Coast Guard capacity and certification label permanently affixed to the vessel andclearly visible to the operator when boarding or operating the vessel. The capacity andcertification information may be combined together and displayed on one label.
(2) No person shall operate, or give permission for the operation of, any vessel on thewaters of this state if it is loaded or powered in excess of the maximum capacity information onthe United States Coast Guard capacity label.
(3) No person shall alter, deface, or remove any United States Coast Guard capacity orcertification information label affixed to a vessel.
(4) No person shall operate, or give permission for the operation of, a vessel on thewaters of this state if the required United States Coast Guard capacity or certification informationlabel has been altered, defaced, or removed.

Enacted by Chapter 216, 1990 General Session