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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 08.04.08.02" title_num="08" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="08" heading="Personal Watercraft Livery Operation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In addition to Regulation .01 of this chapter, a personal watercraft livery owner shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Prominently display the personal watercraft regulations in COMAR 08.18.02;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Advise renters or operators to read COMAR 08.18.02;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Within 30 days of the effective date of COMAR 08.18.02, add to the rental contract a statement that the renter or operator has read and understands the personal watercraft regulations; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Retain the statement signed by the renter and rider for at least 30 days and make it available to the Department upon request.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A personal watercraft livery owner, livery owner's agent, or employee may not lease or rent a personal watercraft unless the renter is 16 years old or older and, if born after July 1, 1972, possesses a boating safety certificate as required in Natural Resources Article, §8-712.2, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An operator of a personal watercraft rented from a livery owner is exempt from the requirements of Natural Resources Article, §8-712.2, Annotated Code of Maryland, if the livery owner has entered into a valid agreement with the Department.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>In order to comply with the agreement in §C of this regulation, the livery owner shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provide boating education materials to all operators of personal watercraft;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Administer a written test to each operator of a personal watercraft;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Require a minimum score on the test of 90 percent; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Provide guides certified by the Department to oversee the operators of personal watercraft in those waters of the State determined by the Department as necessitating the use of guides for the safety of the public.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>