{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-86b.211","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 86B.211","heading":"WATER SAFETY RULES.","body":"The commissioner shall adopt rules that relate to:\n(1) the application for, form, and numbering of watercraft licenses;\n(2) the size, form, reflectorized material, and display of watercraft license numbers, which must comply with the requirements of the federal watercraft numbering system;\n(3) placement and regulation of docks, piers, buoys, mooring or marking devices, and other structures in the waters of this state;\n(4) rules of the road for watercraft navigation;\n(5) standards for equipment used in the towing of persons on water skis, aquaplanes, surfboards, saucers, and other devices;\n(6) standards for lights, signals, fire extinguishers, bilge ventilation, and lifesaving equipment;\n(7) standards of safe load and power capacity;\n(8) accounting, procedural, and reporting requirements for county sheriff;\n(9) designation of swimming or bathing areas;\n(10) standards of safety for watercraft offered for rent, lease, or hire;\n(11) the use of surface waters of this state by watercraft as provided and in accordance with section 86B.205, subdivision 9, paragraphs (c) and (d), including:\n(i) standards and criteria for resolving conflicts in the use of water surfaces by watercraft;\n(ii) procedures for dealing with problems involving more than one local governmental unit;\n(iii) procedures for local enforcement; and\n(iv) procedures for enforcing the restrictions in section 86B.205, subdivision 9, paragraph (c); and\n(12) other rules determined by the commissioner to be necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.","path":["RECREATION","CHAPTER 86B. WATER SAFETY AND WATERCRAFT","REGULATING USE OF SURFACE WATER"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/86B.211","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:30Z","sha256":"66bd55e8e9c2d14e35a333fc1871f783897229b46280d55699b44db45d0e83ec","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-86b.205","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-86b.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}