Nevada Revised Statutes 488.950 – Penalty for violating provision of chapter: Criminal penalty; authority of court to require successful completion of course in safe boating as prerequisite to operation of vessel upon interstate waters of State
1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 488.950
- Commission: means the Board of Wildlife Commissioners. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Person: has the meaning ascribed to it in Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
- Vessel: means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035
(a) Performs an act or attempts to perform an act made unlawful or prohibited by this chapter;
(b) Willfully fails to perform an act required of the person by this chapter; or
(c) Violates any order issued or regulation adopted by the Commission under the provisions of this chapter.
2. A court may prohibit a person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter from operating a vessel upon the interstate waters of this State until the person successfully completes, after the date of the violation, a course in safe boating approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators. As used in this subsection, ‘interstate waters of this State’ means waters forming the boundary between the State of Nevada and an adjoining state.