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Regular Session, 2011 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 23
BY SENATOR MORRISH
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 34:851.36(B), relative to motorboats and vessels; to provide for2
boating safety education; to exempt certain individuals from the boating safety3
education requirement; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related4
matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 34:851.36(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
ยง851.36. Boating safety education required8
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B. (1) A motorboat may be operated if any person on board or participating10
in any boating activity from the motorboat is over the age of eighteen and, if required11
to have completed a boating safety course under the provisions of Subsection A of12
this Section, has completed the required boating safety course.13
(2) A person who is licensed by the United States Coast Guard as a14
captain to operate a vessel shall be exempt from the provisions of Subsection A15
of this Section.16
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not18
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature19
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If20
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vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become1
effective on the day following such approval.2
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: