Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
Part XI - Boating
Chapter 1 - Vessel Equipment; Requirements; Penalties
Section XI-101 - Introduction
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XI-101
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.
1. This rule was adopted by the Wildlife and
Fisheries Commission at its regular meeting held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
July 3, 1985.
2. The Wildlife and
Fisheries Commission as per
R.S.
34:851.24 F shall prescribe the regulations
pertaining to personal flotation devices to be used for each person on board
every motorboat or vessel used upon all navigable waterways of the
state.
3. As per
R.S.
34:851.24(G) the Wildlife
and Fisheries Commission shall prescribe the regulations pertaining to the
number, size and type of fire extinguishers to be carried by each motorboat and
vessel operating upon all navigable waterways of the state.
4. Additionally the Wildlife and Fisheries
Commission shall prescribe proper standards for flame arrestors through
R.S.
34:851.24(H) and for
ventilation requirements for boats of closed construction through
R.S.
34:851.24(I) on motorboats
operating upon the waters of this state.
5. The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission does
hereby adopt the federal regulations for personal flotation devices, fire
extinguishers, flame arrestors and ventilation as follows.
6. The following rules and regulations have
been adopted by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission pursuant to
R.S.
34:851.24 F(1), 851.24(G), 851.24(H) and
851.24I.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 34:851.24.
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