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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) As used in this act:
(i) “Commission” means the Wyoming game and fish commission;
(ii) “Department” means the Wyoming game and fish department;
(iii) “Motorboat” means any watercraft propelled in any respect by propulsion machinery powered by an energy source other than human effort;
(iv) “Operate” means to navigate or otherwise use a watercraft;
(v) “Owner” means a person having the property in or title to a motorboat excluding a lienholder or a lessee under a lease not intended as security;
(vi) “Safety equipment” includes personal flotation devices, towing and bailing devices, paddles, fire extinguishers and navigation lights, backfire flame arresters, whistles or other sound producing devices and ventilation systems;
(vii) “Watercraft” means any contrivance used or designed primarily for navigation on water;
(viii) “Waters of this state” means any waters within the jurisdiction of Wyoming;
(ix) “This act” means W.S. 41-13-101 through 41-13-220.
(b) Motorboats subject to the provisions of this act shall be divided into four (4) classes as follows:
(i) Class A. Less than sixteen (16) feet in length;
(ii) Class B. Sixteen (16) feet or over and less than twenty-six (26) feet in length;
(iii) Class C. Twenty-six (26) feet or over and less than forty (40) feet in length;
(iv) Class D. Forty (40) feet or over.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wyoming Statutes Title 41. Water § 41-13-101. Definitions; classification of motorboats - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wy/title-41-water/wy-st-sect-41-13-101/
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