Section 66-12-18 – Power to regulate.
The state park and recreation division [state parks division] may promulgate regulations to carry into effect the provisions of the Boat Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-35-17, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 338, § 17; 1963, ch. 45, § 6; 1977, ch. 254, § 106. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by […]
Section 66-12-18.1 – Safe boating rules.
The division shall adopt safe boating education rules that require that: A. a person born after January 1, 1989 who operates a motorboat on the waters of this state shall: (1) have completed a safe boating education course that is approved by the national association of state boating law administrators and certified by the division […]
Section 66-12-6.7 – Dealer license denial, suspension and revocation.
The motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department may deny, suspend or revoke a dealer license for: A. a material misrepresentation communicated by a dealer to the motor vehicle division; B. a lack of fitness as proscribed by rule of the motor vehicle division; or C. a willful violation of a federal or […]
Section 66-12-19 – Filing of regulations.
Regulations adopted by the state park and recreation division [state parks division] pursuant to the Boat Act shall be filed as provided by law. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-35-18, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 338, § 18; 1963, ch. 45, § 7; 1977, ch. 254, § 107. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For filing of agency […]
Section 66-12-6.8 – Dealer bonds; required insurance.
A person licensed as a dealer pursuant to the Boat Act shall file with the state parks division a bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) unless there is a bond on file with the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department for a motor vehicle dealer’s license and such proof […]
Section 66-12-20 – Disposition of fees.
The fees collected pursuant to the provisions of the Boat Act, less the administrative fee withheld pursuant to Section 1 [7-1-6.41 NMSA 1978] of this 1997 act, shall be covered [deposited] into the state park and recreation fund. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-35-19, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 338, § 19; 1983, ch. 41, § […]
Section 66-12-7 – Equipment.
A. Every vessel shall have aboard: (1) one life preserver, buoyant vest, ring buoy or buoyant cushion bearing the mark of approval of the United States coast guard and in serviceable condition for each person on board; (2) one oar or paddle; (3) one bailing bucket with a capacity of at least one gallon, or […]
Section 66-12-21 – Disposition of fines.
All money collected as fines for the violation of the provisions of the Boat Act, and regulations of the state park and recreation division [state parks division] made pursuant thereto, shall be paid for credit to the current school fund of the state. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-35-20, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 338, § […]
Section 66-12-7.1 – Personal flotation devices required.
The operator of a vessel being used for recreational purposes shall require a child age twelve or under who is aboard the vessel to wear a personal flotation device approved by the United States coast guard while the vessel is underway, unless the child is below deck or in an enclosed cabin. History: Laws 2006, […]
Section 66-12-22 – Enforcement.
The director, park custodians and other employees of the division designated in writing by the director, every sheriff in his respective county and every member of the state police has [have] full authority of a peace officer to enforce the provisions of the Boat Act and the regulations issued pursuant thereto, and in its exercise […]