- (a) Section 33-5-11, Code of Ala. 1975, requires a certificate of registration to be available at all times for inspection on the vessel for which issued whenever the vessel is in operation. Section 33-5-22, Code of Ala. 1975, requires every vessel while being operated on the waters of this state to be equipped with the reasonable safety devices and lights as may be required under regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. Section 33-5-52, Code of Ala. 1975, requires persons, except those specifically exempted by statutory enactment, to procure a boater safety certification before operating a motorized vessel upon the waters of this state. Section 33-6A-8, Code of Ala. 1975, permits the inspection of recreational vessels or residence boats for compliance with Sections 33-6A-1 through 9, Code of Ala. 1975, and department rules promulgated thereunder at any time if there is probable cause to believe that a violation has occurred.
- (b) Any person who refuses to allow inspection of the certificate of registration or boater safety certification described above, or who refuses to allow inspection of a vessel for the purposes of determining compliance with the reasonable safety devices and lights requirement described above, shall be in violation of this regulation and shall be punished as provided by §33-5-62, Code of Ala. 1975.
- (c) Any person who refuses to allow the inspection of a vessel or residence boat for determining compliance with Sections 33-6A-1 through 9, Code of Ala. 1975, and department rules promulgated thereunder described above, shall be in violation of this regulation and shall be punished as provided by §33-6A-8, Code of Ala. 1975.
Author: M. Barnett Lawley
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§33-5-62, 33-6A-2.
Penalty: As provided by Code of Ala. 1975, §§33-5-62, 33-6A-8.
History: New Rule: Filed August 10, 2006; effective September 14, 2006.