(A) No person who lets vessels for hire, or the agent or employee thereof, shall rent, lease, charter, or otherwise permit the use of a vessel, unless the person provides the vessel with the equipment required under R.C. §§ 1547.25, 1547.251, 1547.26, 1547.27, 1547.28, 1547.29, and 1547.31, or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinances, and rules adopted under R.C. Chapter 1547 regarding the equipment of vessels, and complies with the requirements of R.C. §§ 1547.24, 1547.40, 1547.53, 1547.57, and either R.C. § 1547.54 or 1547.542, or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinances, and rules adopted under Ohio R.C. Chapter 1547 to implement and enforce those sections.
(R.C. § 1547.38)
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(R.C. § 1547.99(F)) (Rev. 2002)