Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 151 - Labor and Industry Department
Chapter 5225 - BOILERS AND BOATS
NAVIGATION OF POWER BOATS ON INLAND WATERS
Part 5225.6975 - OPERATING PERMIT

Subpart 1. Requirement.

A boat owner shall obtain an annual permit for each boat to carry passengers for hire. The permit must be obtained prior to carrying any passengers for hire each calendar year.

Subp. 2. Permit application.

The boat owner shall apply for an operating permit on a form approved by the commissioner with payment of the fee as prescribed in part 5225.8600, subpart 7.

The application shall be submitted at least 60 calendar days immediately preceding the boat owner's projected start date of operations.

Subp. 3. Operating permit.

The commissioner shall issue the boat owner or lessee a permit upon receipt of a properly completed application and payment of the appropriate fee prescribed in part 5225.8600, subpart 7. The permit may include any limitations or information tailored to the individual boat determined to be appropriate by the chief boiler inspector.

The commissioner shall not issue a permit to a boat owner or lessee without the fee first being paid. A person operating a boat without an operating permit is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a penalty in the amount of the cost of inspection up to a maximum of $1,000.