Section 66-12-14 – Water skis and surfboards.
A. No person shall operate a vessel on any waters of this state for towing a person on water skis, a surfboard or similar device unless there is in the vessel a person in addition to the operator or a device capable of letting the oprator [operator] have an unobstructed view of the person or […]
Section 66-12-15 – Regattas; races; marine parades; tournaments or exhibitions.
A. The division may authorize the holding of regattas, motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments or exhibitions on any waters of this state. It shall adopt and may, from time to time, amend regulations concerning the safety of motorboats and other vessels and persons thereon, either observers or participants. Whenever a regatta, motorboat […]
Section 66-12-16 – Local regulations; restrictions; special rules and regulations.
A. The provisions of the Boat Act and of other applicable laws of this state shall govern the operation, equipment, numbering and all other matters relating thereto whenever any vessel shall be operated on the waters of this state, or when any activity regulated by the Boat Act shall take place thereon, but nothing in […]
Section 66-12-17 – Owner’s civil liability.
The owner of a vessel shall be liable for any injury or damage occasioned by the negligent operation of the vessel, whether the negligence consists of a violation of the provisions of the statutes of this state, or neglecting to observe the ordinary care and operation that the rules of the common law require. The […]
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, § […]