Child Life Jacket Wear Law Summary
A legal measure that went into effect in 2005, requires children under age ten (10) to wear a life jacket while boating in Minnesota.
Summary:
Requires life jacket to be worn by children less than 10 years of age
when aboard watercraft in Minnesota when the craft is under way (not tied up at a dock or permanent mooring).
Exemptions from wearing:
 When in an enclosed cabin or below the top deck on a watercraft
When on an anchored boat that is a platform for swimming or diving
When aboard a charter (passenger) craft with a licensed captain
Interaction with existing federal regulations:
Interaction with existing federal regulation requiring children less than 13 to wear life jackets:
"Federal regulation automatically adopts state law as the standard under Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 33 175.25"
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