- (a) A capacity plate, once installed on a vessel, shall not be removed, defaced, replaced, or altered.
- (b) A vessel shall not be operated with a motor whose horsepower exceeds the maximum horsepower of the motor as specified on the capacity plate or as computed under K.A.R. 115-30-6.
(c) The person capacity for monohull vessels that are less than 20 feet in length, except sailboats, canoes, kayaks, personal watercraft, and inflatable boats, and that are without a manufacturer's capacity plate shall be calculated using the following formula:
- (1) Multiply the length of the vessel, in feet, by the width of the vessel, in feet; and
- (2) divide the product calculated in paragraph (c)(1) by 15.
- (d) This regulation shall be effective on and after January 1, 2008.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 32-1126; effective Oct. 22, 1990; amended Jan. 1, 2008.)