The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 23 : Motor Vehicles
Chapter 029 : Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports
Subchapter 002 : VESSELS
(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 3305a)-
§ 3305a. Privilege to operate a vessel; suspension of privilege; minimum age for operation of a motorboat
(a) An individual who meets the applicable requirements of this subchapter shall have the privilege to operate a vessel on the public waters of this State, as those waters are defined in 10 V.S.A. § 1422.
(b) An individual whose privilege to operate a vessel has been suspended shall not operate, attempt to operate, or be in actual physical control of a vessel on the public waters of this State until the privilege to operate a vessel has been reinstated by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
(c) An individual under 12 years of age shall not operate a motorboat powered by more than six horsepower on the public waters of this State. (Added 1989, No. 65, § 3; amended 2021, No. 76, § 13.)
