(A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) below, a person under the age of 14 shall not use a personal watercraft on the waters of the city.
(B) A person who is 12 or more and less than 14 years of age before 1-1-1999 may use a personal watercraft on the waters of the city if, before 1-1-1999, he or she obtained a boating safety certificate.
(C) A person who is 12 or more and less than 14 years of age may use a personal watercraft on the waters of the city if all of the following circumstances exist:
(1) The person is accompanied solely by the person’s parent or legal guardian;
(2) Both the person and the parent or legal guardian have obtained a boating safety certificate;
(3) The personal watercraft is equipped by the manufacturer with a lanyard-type engine cutoff switch, and the parent or legal guardian has the lanyard attached to his or her person, clothing or personal flotation device; and
(4) The personal watercraft is designed to carry not less than two persons.
(D) A person who was born after 12-31-1978 shall not operate a personal watercraft upon the waters of the city unless he or she first obtains a boating safety certificate.
(E) The owner of a personal watercraft or a person having charge over or control of a personal watercraft shall not authorize or knowingly permit the personal watercraft to be operated in violation of this section.
(F) This section does not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a person preparing to participate or participating in a regatta, race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition held in compliance with § 80164 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, Public Act 451 of 1994, being M.C.L.A. § 324.80164, under a permit issued by the Department and at the time and place specified in the permit.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-27) (Ord. 1072, passed 5-3-1999; Ord. 1118, passed 6-11-2001)