(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 and rules, or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinances, regarding the equipment of vessels, and complies with the requirements of R.C. § 1547.24, 1547.40, 1547.53, 1547.57, and either 1547.54 or 1547.542, and rules, or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinances, 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))