Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:855.4

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • personal watercraft: means a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside the vessel. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:855.2

A.  A livery shall not lease, hire, or rent a personal watercraft to or for operation by any person who is under sixteen years of age.

B.  Any person violating this Section shall be fined according to La. Rev. Stat. 56:31.

Acts 1991, No. 97, §1; Acts 2009, No. 27, §1.