Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3613 June 9-23 2017 | Page 30

26 June 9 - 23, 2017 VOL.36 • ISS. 13 : n o o S g n i Com Mandatory Boater Safety Education Beginning January 1, 2018, the mandatory boating safety education law goes into effect. If you operate a motorized recreational vessel on California waterways, you will be required to pass an approved boating safety exam and carry a lifetime California Boater Card when on state waterways. Boaters 20 years of age and younger are the first group that must carry a Boater Card in 2018. Are you over the age of 20? See when you will be required to complete your exam by visiting CaliforniaBoaterCard.com California BOATER CARD Don’t leave shore without it.