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462A.1Declaration of policy 462A.2Definitions 462A.3Powers and duties of commission 462A.3APublic use of water for navigation purposes 462A.3BReciprocity 462A.4Operation of unnumbered vessels prohibited 462A.5Registration and identification number 462A.5AFiling bond as assurance of ownership 462A.6Exemption from registration provisions of this chapter 462A.6AExemption from display of registration and capacity numbers 462A.7Occurrences involving vessels 462A.8Transmittal of information 462A.9Classification and required equipment 462A.10Boat liveries 462A.11Muffling devices 462A.12Prohibited operation 462A.12AOnline watercraft education courses 462A.13Penalty 462A.14Operating a motorboat or sailboat while intoxicated 462A.14AImplied consent to test 462A.14BRefusal to submit — penalty 462A.14CStatement of officer 462A.14DTests pursuant to warrants 462A.14EViolations of orders not to operate a motorboat or sailboat 462A.14FDepartment recordkeeping 462A.15Water skis and surfboards 462A.16Regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions 462A.17Local regulations restricted 462A.17ACommon interest communities — regulation of watercraft on public lakes 462A.17BNonprofit corporations — regulation of watercraft on public lakes 462A.18Owner’s civil liability 462A.20Boat inspection 462A.23Suspension or revocation 462A.24Overloading of vessels 462A.25Penalty 462A.26Right-of-way rules — speed and distance rules — zoning water areas 462A.27Removal of nonpermanent structures 462A.27ADock requirements — exemptions 462A.27BDock structures — insurance 462A.28Unworthy vessels drydocked 462A.29Official duty exempted 462A.30Aircraft restriction 462A.31Artificial lakes 462A.32Rules for buoys 462A.33Driving over ice 462A.34Authorized emergency vessels 462A.34AVehicles prohibited in streambed 462A.34BEluding or attempting to elude pursuing law enforcement vessel — penalty