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FYI.
 
Bob
 
 
  
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From:  FWCNews <FWCNews at MyFWC.com>
To: FWCNews  <FWCNews at MyFWC.com>
Sent: Fri, Oct 9, 2009 12:42 pm
Subject: FWC  News Release: FWC: Boating legislation protects people and 
resources 

  
 
 (http://myfwc.com/NEWSROOM/Index.htm) 


For immediate release: October 9, 2009
Contact: Capt. Carol Keyser,  850-488-5600
 
FWC: Boating  legislation protects people and resources 
 
New laws aimed at boating safety and protecting natural  resources are in 
effect. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission  (FWC) and 
other law enforcement agencies throughout state are out to alert  Floridians to 
new laws and enhancements to existing laws that deal with  boating under the 
influence, boating safety education, waterway markers,  possession of 
gasoline on a vessel and destruction of coral.
The enhanced penalty for  BUI is the same as it is for driving under  the 
influence. The blood-alcohol level or breath-alcohol level of 0.20 that  was 
a violation in the past has changed to 0.15. 
Beginning Jan. 1,  2010, any boater born on or after  Jan. 1, 1988 will be 
required to take an approved boating safety course and  possess an 
FWC-issued boating safety identification card. Anyone born  on or  after Jan. 1, 1988 
and purchases a boat will have 90 days from the purchase  date to obtain a 
boating safety identification card.
Another prohibited  activity is placement and use of a waterway marker that 
does not conform to  the U.S. Aids to Navigation System and does not have 
an FWC permit. It’s also  unlawful for boaters to moor to government-placed 
waterway markers or lawfully  placed waterway markers except in emergency 
situations or with written consent  of the marker’s owner.  
Also, it is illegal  to possess or operate a vessel with nonconforming or 
unapproved gasoline  containers or to transport gasoline in an unventilated 
or improperly  ventilated compartment. 
Laws regarding  titling, numbering  and registration now apply to any 
vessel operated, used or stored on state  waters except vessels lawfully  stored 
at a dock or marina.
Boaters who damage  coral reefs are required to notify the Department of 
Environmental Protection.  In addition, boaters who damage coral reefs are 
required to cooperate with  that department to remove their vessels and to 
assess and restore the coral  reef.  
To learn more about  Florida’s boating requirements, visit 
_MyFWC.com/Boating_ (http://www.myfwc.com/RECREATION/boat_index.htm) .
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CMP/DLE
HPC
 
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