Va. Code § 29.1-749: Owner of personal watercraft permitting violation; penalty

A. It shall be unlawful for the owner of or any person having control of a personal watercraft to authorize or knowingly permit a person under the age of sixteen to operate the personal watercraft, unless the person fourteen or fifteen years of age has successfully completed a boating safety education course as required under subdivision A 1 of § 29.1-748.B. A violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a Class 4 misdemeanor.1991, c. 320; 1998, c. 443.