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 Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015)
 Chapter488 Watercraft
  BOAT LIVERIES

NAC488.350. Documentation for certain vessels; prohibited rentals; provision and review of information relating to operation of certain vessels.

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  •      1. The certificate of number for a vessel less than 26 feet in length that is leased or rented to a person for noncommercial use by the person for less than 7 days may be retained on shore by the owner of the vessel or his or her representative at the place from which the vessel departs or returns.

         2. Each person using a vessel to which subsection 1 applies shall present the certificate, lease or rental agreement to any federal, state or local law enforcement officer for inspection at his or her request.

         3. The lease or rental agreement must contain the identification number, the period of time for which the vessel is leased or rented, the signatures of the livery owner or his or her representative and the person leasing or renting the vessel, and the number of persons to whom the vessel was leased or rented.

         4. The owner of a boat livery or the owner’s agent or employee shall not rent a personal watercraft to any person who is under the age of 18 years.

         5. The owner of a boat livery or the owner’s agent or employee who rents personal watercraft shall:

         (a) Provide to each person to whom a personal watercraft is rented and each person who will operate the personal watercraft:

              (1) A summary of the laws and regulations governing the operation of personal watercraft; and

              (2) Instructions regarding the safe operation of the personal watercraft; and

         (b) Before a personal watercraft leaves the control of the owner or his or her agent or employee, document the name and age of each person who will operate the personal watercraft. A person to whom a personal watercraft is rented shall ensure that only those persons documented as an operator in accordance with this paragraph are allowed to operate the personal watercraft.

         6. Each person to whom a personal watercraft is rented and each person who will operate the personal watercraft shall review the laws and regulations governing the safe operation of the personal watercraft rented or provide written proof that the person has received previous instruction in the safe operation of the personal watercraft.

     [Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, Motorboat Reg. No. 100 § 4, eff. 2-10-82]—(NAC A 11-23-94; 6-24-96; R206-97, 6-19-98)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 488.190)