Bill > SF3814

This bill modifies the definition of an "adult operator" of a motorboat in Minnesota Statutes, specifically section 86B.30, subdivision 3, which pertains to natural resources. Currently, the law defines an adult operator as someone 12 years of age or older who was born on or after a certain date, with that date progressively shifting earlier each year until 2028. This bill, effective July 1, 2025, simplifies this by establishing that an adult operator is any motorboat or personal watercraft operator who is 12 years of age or older and was born on or after July 1, 2004. The removed language indicates a phased implementation of stricter age requirements that this bill effectively replaces with a single, earlier starting birth date.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/SF/3814/