Louisiana § RS 34:851.13 - Riding on decks and gunwales
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 34:851.13 — Riding on decks and gunwales, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 34:851.13. Riding on decks and gunwales
No person operating a motor boat of twenty-six feet or less in length shall allow any person to ride or sit on either the starboard or port gunwales thereof or on the decking over the bow of the vessel while underway unless such motorboat is provided with adequate guards or railing to prevent passengers from being lost overboard. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to mean that passengers or other persons aboard a motorboat cannot occupy the decking over the bow of the boat to moor the watercraft to a mooring buoy or to cast off from such a buoy or for any other necessary purpose.
Acts 1960, No. 43, §13. Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 34:851.13 ("Riding on decks and gunwales") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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