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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 563<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1999, chapter 536<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 813<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1420795,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357176,"identifier":"29.1-749.2","token":"29.1\/7\/4\/29.1-749.2","url":"\/29.1-749.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-749.2\/","token":"29.1\/7\/4\/29.1-749.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local regulation of personal watercraft rentals; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-749.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The City of Virginia Beach may by ordinance<\/span> regulate personal watercraft<\/span> as provided in this section. Any ordinance<\/span> enacted pursuant to this section may include any of the following provisions: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Any business which offers personal watercraft<\/span> for rent shall (i) require any person to whom a personal watercraft<\/span> is rented to present, prior to such rental, a government-issued identification card containing his photograph and (ii) retain such identification card, or a copy thereof, during the time the personal watercraft<\/span> is being rented. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> No person who rents or leases a personal watercraft<\/span> shall knowingly misrepresent any material<\/span> fact<\/span> or falsify any information requested on the rental agreement or application. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Any business which offers personal watercraft<\/span> for hourly short-term rental shall have at least one motorboat<\/span> of at least fifty horsepower operated by an employee or agent of the business, in order<\/span> to monitor and ensure the safe operation of the personal watercraft<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> No business which offers personal watercraft<\/span> for rent shall rent a personal watercraft<\/span> that has an engine displacement which exceeds 800 cubic centimeters. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Any business which offers personal watercraft<\/span> for rent shall have at least two marine VHF radios in operation during the time that a personal watercraft<\/span> rental is being operated. The radios shall monitor channel 16 whenever they are not being actively used on a working channel. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any locality may by ordinance<\/span> establish standards for insurance coverage for any business which offers personal watercraft<\/span> for rent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any ordinance<\/span> adopted by a locality pursuant to this section may provide for a penalty<\/span> for violation of the ordinance<\/span> not to exceed the penalty<\/span> applicable to a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL REGULATION OF PERSONAL WATERCRAFT RENTALS; PENALTY (\u00a7 29.1-749.2)\n\nA. The City of Virginia Beach may by ordinance regulate personal watercraft as\nprovided in this section. Any ordinance enacted pursuant to this section may\ninclude any of the following provisions:\n\n 1. Any business which offers personal watercraft for rent shall (i) require\n any person to whom a personal watercraft is rented to present, prior to such\n rental, a government-issued identification card containing his photograph and\n (ii) retain such identification card, or a copy thereof, during the time the\n personal watercraft is being rented.\n\n 2. No person who rents or leases a personal watercraft shall knowingly\n misrepresent any material fact or falsify any information requested on the\n rental agreement or application.\n\n 3. Any business which offers personal watercraft for hourly short-term rental\n shall have at least one motorboat of at least fifty horsepower operated by an\n employee or agent of the business, in order to monitor and ensure the safe\n operation of the personal watercraft.\n\n 4. No business which offers personal watercraft for rent shall rent a personal\n watercraft that has an engine displacement which exceeds 800 cubic\n centimeters.\n\n 5. Any business which offers personal watercraft for rent shall have at least\n two marine VHF radios in operation during the time that a personal watercraft\n rental is being operated. The radios shall monitor channel 16 whenever they\n are not being actively used on a working channel.\n\nB. Any locality may by ordinance establish standards for insurance coverage for\nany business which offers personal watercraft for rent.\n\nC. Any ordinance adopted by a locality pursuant to this section may provide for\na penalty for violation of the ordinance not to exceed the penalty applicable to\na Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 563; 1999, c. 536; 2007, c. 813.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}