Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05862 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/18/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5862
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 1471
 *01471*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. MCGORTY, 122nd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5862 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 1471

*01471*

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT 

Introduced by:

REP. MCGORTY, 122nd Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING PERSONS WHO OPERATE KAYAKS OR CANOES TO WEAR LIFE VESTS AND POSSESS AN ALERT DEVICE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require that any person who operates a kayak or canoe wear a life vest and possess an alert device.

Statement of Purpose: 

To ensure the safety of kayakers and canoeists.