1. A. A person born after July 1, 1980, may not operate a vessel that is required to be numbered, without obtaining a certificate of boating safety education from this State or another state by satisfactorily completing a course of instruction in boating safety administered by:

   1. (1) The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary;
   2. (2) The U.S. Power Squadron;
   3. (3) The Maryland Department of Natural Resources;
   4. (4) The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources; or
   5. (5) A person certified to teach the course administered by West Virginia or Maryland Natural Resources Boating Safety Education personnel.

2. B. A person who is subject to §A of this regulation shall:

   1. (1) Possess a certificate of boating safety education when operating a vessel on the Lake; and
   2. (2) Show the certificate on demand of a law enforcement officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

3. C. The following persons are exempt from this section:

   1. (1) A resident of a state other than Maryland or West Virginia who is visiting the Lake for 60 days or less in a vessel that is numbered in another state if the person:

      1. (a) Is 15 years old or older, and
      2. (b) Has been issued a boating safety certificate, if required by that state, in accordance with the criteria of the National Association of Boating Law Administrators;
   2. (2) A person visiting the Lake for 90 days or less in a vessel from a country other than the United States; or
   3. (3) A person who is operating a vessel in connection with commercial purposes.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§8-703.2 and 8-738, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.11 adopted as an emergency provision effective May 15, 1997 (24:12 Md. R. 857); emergency status extended at 24:24 Md. R. 1668 and 25:9 Md. R. 676

Regulations .01—.11 adopted effective May 18, 1998 (25:10 Md. R. 746)