Boating Laws and Regulations

• Arkansas Boating Laws  - Access to boating basics, registration, and regulations.
• Boating and Water Recreation Regulations  - Access to downloadable files of the state's boating guide and personal watercraft laws.
• California Department of Boating and Waterways  - Access to the state’s laws and regulations, law enforcement, and boating facilities.
• California Law  - Presents the contents of the state’s harbors and navigation code.
• Colorado State Parks Boating Safety  - Links to registrations, rules and regulations, river outfitter licensing, and publications.
• Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection  - Gives boating general information – certification, FAQs, regulations, boater’s guide, and marine event permits.
• Hawaii Administrative Rules  - Contains downloadable files of rules and amendments.
• Kentucky Fish & Wildlife - Boating  - Access to boater education program, boating regulations and statutes, and lake information.
• MariSafe, Inc.  - Provides access to federal, state and provincial regulations for review.
• Maryland Boating Regulations  - Contains links to state requirements for recreational vessels, equipment checklist for MD vessels, and boating safety course listings.
• National Association of State Boating Law Administrators  - Shows industry news and updates, as well as links to other boating resources.
• Oregon State Marine Board  - Information on registration renewal, mandatory boater education, and links to rules and regulations.
• Outdoor Alabama  - Provides boating safety checklist, updated laws and regulations, boating rules and enforcement, and registration details.
• Pleasure Craft Operator Card  - Step-by-step guide to getting the boater’s card online.
• Texas Parks and Wildlife  - Presents the state’s water safety digest, as well as notice of its validity duration.
• US Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety  - Resource on accident, injury, and fatality prevention information, safety tips, news, and laws and regulations.
• Vermont Boating Safety  - Outlines the state's operating laws and regulations.
• Washington State Legislature - Regulation of Recreational Vessels  - Presents links and description to individual sections of the legal document.