New Jersey Statutes 12:7-62. “Personal watercraft” defined
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 12:7-62
- Power vessel: means a vessel temporarily or permanently equipped with machinery for propulsion, including a personal watercraft, and shall not include a vessel propelled wholly by sails or by muscular power. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
- Vessel: means a boat or watercraft, other than a sea plane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
1. For the purposes of this act, “personal watercraft” shall mean a power vessel defined as a Class “A” vessel by the United States Coast Guard, and which:
a. Is designed to be operated from a sitting, standing or kneeling position;
b. Is equipped with an internal combustion engine which powers a water jet pump; and
c. Cannot be operated in a manner so as to disengage the pump so as to prevent the vessel from making headway.
L.1993,c.299,s.1.