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Division reviews life-jacket rules after legislator questions; staff proposes adding flat-water designations
Summary
Boating safety staff reviewed recent inquiries about mandatory life-jacket rules. Staff said federal and state carriage requirements cannot be preempted, public commenters opposed loosening wear rules, and the division proposed adding specific river sections to the flat-water list to address local concerns.
The commission heard a briefing from Ty Hunter, the division’s technical advisor for water and boating safety, about administrative rules for personal flotation devices (PFDs) and recent legislative interest in changing mandatory-wear provisions.
Hunter said a legislator raised three issues: mandatory wear of PFDs on whitewater rivers, the state requirement to carry a properly fitting PFD for each person aboard a vessel (Utah Code and federal law), and mandatory wear for youth…
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