(1)__The sole purpose of the club is to provide noncommercial whitewater rafting opportunities to its members;

(2)__No member of the club, including officers and board members, receives any form of compensation from the club at any time, either while a member of the club or afterwards;

(3)__The club will use its own rafting equipment, and all fees or dues collected from club members are used only to provide insurance and to purchase and maintain rafting equipment for use solely by the club; and

(4)__The club will not employ or otherwise compensate any person for any service relating to rafting or accept any gifts of products or services from any commercial whitewater outfitter or licensed whitewater guide; and

C.__Any other information the commissioner determines necessary.__If the club is an incorporated entity, the commissioner shall require the club to submit a copy of the club's articles of incorporation.__The commissioner may not consider any incorporated entity other than a tax-exempt, nonprofit corporation as a noncommercial whitewater rafting club.

When authorizing a noncommercial organization under this section to conduct whitewater rafting trips without a commercial license, the commissioner shall, when the commissioner determines necessary, place limits on that organization's whitewater rafting activities, including limits on the time and location of rafting activities, the number of persons that may participate in those rafting activities and the safety equipment required for rafting trips.__The commissioner may reject a request under this section if the commissioner determines that granting the request would conflict with the river management objectives set forth in section 12903.

§12909.__Whitewater guide license

1.__Eligibility.__A person may not act as a whitewater guide unless that person is 18 years of age or older and has procured a license from the commissioner pursuant to this section.