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Council debates proposed loosening of life-jacket requirements; public safety groups urge keeping current rules
Summary
A legislator's request to loosen life-jacket wear requirements prompted lengthy council discussion and public testimony. Division staff outlined options; the council took no regulatory action and public commenters urged retaining mandatory wear rules for rivers and high-risk situations.
Division staff brought council members an inquiry from a legislator about loosening Utah's life-jacket wear requirements for some waters. Ty Hunter and other staff discussed options for changing the administrative rule, including (a) zoning specific river reaches as "non-wear" sections or (b) revising the statewide rule to require wear only on waters that county sheriffs or other local authorities designate as hazardous.
Staff cautioned the council that reclassifying large numbers of river miles or delegating wear requirements to…
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