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                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6478

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senator Nelson)

Read first time 2/2/90.

AN ACT Relating to registration exemptions for sellers of small vessels; and adding a new section to chapter 88.02 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 88.02 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) The department may exempt from compliance with the vessel dealer requirements of this chapter, any person who is engaged in the business of selling in this state at wholesale or retail, human-powered watercraft that is: (a) Under sixteen feet in length; (b) unable to be powered by propulsion machinery or wind propulsion as designed by the manufacturer; and (c) not designed for use on commonly-used navigable waters.

          (2) Any person engaged in the business of selling at wholesale or retail, exempt and nonexempt watercraft under this section may only be required to comply with the provisions of this chapter in regard to the sale of nonexempt watercraft.