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LD 1824 Title Page An Act To Improve Water Skiing Safety LD 1824 Title Page
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §13074 is enacted to read:

 
§13074.__Watercraft towing skier

 
A watercraft towing a person on water skis, a surfboard or
other similar device must have:

 
1.__Observer.__A person in the watercraft who is at least 12
years of age, in addition to the operator, who is in a position
to continually observe the person being towed; or

 
2.__Mirror.__An approved wide-angle ski mirror mounted with a
viewing surface of at least 70 square inches and that is at least
4 inches in height and 8 inches in length, gives 180 degrees of
vision behind the operator and is designed as a ski mirror.

 
This subsection does not apply to a watercraft towing a person on
a tube or to a personal watercraft towing a person.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill allows the use of a rear-view wide-angle mirror in
lieu of an observer on a boat that is towing a person on water
skis.


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