2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 935: WATERCRAFT AND AIRMOBILES
12 §13063. Operator's license to carry passengers for hire

Part 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE HEADING: PL 2003, C. 414, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. D, §7 (AFF); C. 614, §9 (AFF)
Subpart 6: RECREATIONAL VEHICLES HEADING: PL 2003, C. 414, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. D, §7 (AFF); C. 614, §9 (AFF)

13063. Operator's license to carry passengers for hire

1. Prohibition. A person may not operate a motorboat carrying passengers for hire without an operator's license to carry passengers for hire as required in this section.

A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. [2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 373 (NEW); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 422 (AFF).]

B. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime. [2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 373 (NEW); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 422 (AFF).]

[ 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 422 (AFF); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 373 (RPR) .]

2. Application. Every operator of a motorboat, other than a licensed Maine guide certified in watercraft safety, carrying passengers for hire, except those operators who have been issued and have or are required to have in their possession a current valid federal operator's license, shall obtain an operator's license to carry passengers for hire from the commissioner as provided in this section before operating a motorboat carrying passengers for hire.

A. The operator shall make written application for the license to carry passengers for hire on forms provided by the commissioner. [2003, c. 414, Pt. A, 2 (NEW); 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF).]

B. The commissioner shall cause operators applying for a license to carry passengers for hire for the first time to be examined as to their qualifications. [2003, c. 414, Pt. A, 2 (NEW); 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF).]

[ 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, 2 (NEW); 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF) .]

3. Issuance. The commissioner shall issue the license to carry passengers for hire to applicants who have satisfactorily passed the examination.

[ 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, 2 (NEW); 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF) .]

4. Fee. The fee for an operator's license to carry passengers for hire is $1.

[ 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, 2 (NEW); 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF) .]

5. Renewal. The commissioner may grant a renewal of license to carry passengers for hire upon written application and payment of the $1 fee without examination.

[ 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, 2 (NEW); 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF) .]

6. Expiration. Every license to carry passengers for hire expires on December 31st of the year for which issued.

[ 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, 2 (NEW); 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2003, c. 414, A2 (NEW). 2003, c. 414, D7 (AFF). 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF). 2003, c. 655, B373 (AMD). 2003, c. 655, B422 (AFF).