The operator of a vessel being used for recreational purposes shall require a child age twelve or under who is aboard the vessel to wear a personal flotation device approved by the United States coast guard while the vessel is underway, unless the child is below deck or in an enclosed cabin.
§ 66-12-7.1 NMSA 1978
Personal flotation devices required
Known as the Boat Act
The act spans §§ 66–66 (37 sections).
Laws 2006, ch. 46, § 2.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.