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It shall be unlawful for any watercraft salesman<\/span> or watercraft demonstrator<\/span> to engage in business in this Commonwealth as a watercraft salesman<\/span> or watercraft demonstrator<\/span> without first (i) completing successfully a basic boating safety education course approved by the Director<\/span> or (ii) by December 31, 1998, passing a test approved by the Director<\/span>; however, any watercraft salesman<\/span> or demonstrator licensed after December 31, 1998, shall have a period of sixty days from the issuance of his license in which to complete the approved course.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOATING SAFETY EDUCATION REQUIRED (\u00a7 29.1-808.1)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any watercraft salesman or watercraft demonstrator to\nengage in business in this Commonwealth as a watercraft salesman or watercraft\ndemonstrator without first (i) completing successfully a basic boating safety\neducation course approved by the Director or (ii) by December 31, 1998, passing\na test approved by the Director; however, any watercraft salesman or\ndemonstrator licensed after December 31, 1998, shall have a period of sixty days\nfrom the issuance of his license in which to complete the approved course.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 515.","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"}}