Ill. Admin. Code tit. 17, § 2080.75 - Rental Boats
a) The operators
of boat rental services shall be authorized to rent only vessels designated by
the license and only on bodies of water designated on the license.
b) The operators of boat rental services
shall provide to the Department, each time their license is renewed, a
statement certifying that each boat offered for rent is of sound construction
and is safe for use on the water. All rental boats shall be subject to
periodic, unannounced inspections by the Department to ensure that they are
being suitably maintained for safe public use under the safety requirements set
out in the Boat Registration and Safety Act [625 ILCS 45].
c) The operators of boat rental services
shall offer abbreviated Department and National Association of State Boating
Law Administrators (NASBLA) approved operating and safety instruction specific
to the type of watercraft being rented to the renter and all potential
operators of the rented vessel, unless the renter/operators can demonstrate
compliance with the Illinois Boating Safety Certificate requirements (see
625 ILCS
45/5-18). Operators of boat rental services shall:
1) maintain records of persons renting a
watercraft for a period of at least one year. Those records shall contain proof
of boat safety education card or, if taking the abbreviated safety instruction,
a minimum of the renter's name, date of birth, driver's license number (if
available) and signature.
2)
provide a receipt to the renter indicating the abbreviated safety course was
completed.
3) allow inspection of
required records by an authorized employee of the Department or by an
authorized State or federal law enforcement officer during reasonable business
hours.
d) All rental
boat applicants are required to be registered per
625 ILCS
45/3-1 and shall provide a serial number, Hull
Identification Number or other permanently affixed identification number on the
watercraft so tracking of rental stickers can be verified. If no such number is
on the watercraft, a system of tracking and uniquely identifying each craft
must be documented in the rental agency's records and available for inspection
by Conservation Police Officers during normal business hours.
e) Boat rental applications must identify
what type of rental watercraft each watercraft is on the application,
including, but not limited to, human powered craft, motorboat or
sailboat.
f) It shall be unlawful
for any boat rental service to provide false or fictitious information on
records related to this Section.
g)
It shall be unlawful for any person renting a watercraft from a licensed boat
rental service to provide false or fictitious information required by this
Section to that rental service. Operators of rented watercraft shall have in
their possession proof of abbreviated safety instruction or an Illinois Boating
Safety Certificate.
h) Violation of
this Section is a petty offense.
Notes
Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 14529, effective August 24, 2006
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