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2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 104
BY SENATOR ALLAIN
COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS. Provides relative to marine products. (8/1/18)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1252(27), relative to marine products; to provide certain
3 definitions; to provide for a licensing exception for certain manufacturers of marine
4 products; to provide for certain terms and conditions; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 32:1252(27) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง1252. Definitions
9 The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this Chapter, shall
10 have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this Section, except where the
11 context clearly indicates a different meaning:
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13 (27) "Marine product" means a new or used watercraft, boat, marine motor,
14 and a boat or watercraft trailer. The term also includes an outboard motor or a boat
15 with an inboard/outboard motor attached to it. The term shall not mean a watercraft
16 designed for use primarily for commercial or governmental purposes or a new
17 or used watercraft or boat adapted to be powered only by the occupant's energy.
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The original instrument was prepared by Michelle D. Ridge. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Cathy Wells.
DIGEST
SB 104 Reengrossed 2018 Regular Session Allain
Present law provides for the licensing and regulation of marine products.
Present law defines "marine product" as a new or used watercraft, boat, marine motor, and
a boat or watercraft trailer.
Present law retains present law and excludes from the definition a new or used watercraft
or boat adapted to be powered only by the occupant's energy.
Proposed law excludes from the definition a watercraft designed for use primarily for
commercial or governmental purposes.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 32:1252(27))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and International Affairs to the original bill
1. Excludes from the definition of marine products a watercraft designed for use
primarily for commercial or governmental purposes and provides that such
watercraft shall not be subject to the regulations of the Motor Vehicle
Commission.
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Removes provision that a watercraft designed for use primarily for
commercial or governmental purposes shall not be subject to the regulations
of the Motor Vehicle Commission.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.