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Life jacket requirements
Life jacket requirements
Child life jacket law
Selecting a life jacket for your child
Engine Cutoff PSA
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Boat safe and sober
Alcohol is involved in about 30 percent of fatal boat accidents in Minnesota. Drunk boating is drunk driving — designate a sober ride on the water and on the road.
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Laws and regulations
Minnesota Boating Guide
Regulations
Sophia's Law - new carbon monoxide law
All publications
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Closures and restrictions
Local and state lake and river restrictions
The Minnesota Lake and River Use Restriction Summary provides a listing of local government ordinances that, in addition to Minnesota Statutes and Rules, have been enacted to govern water surface use for bodies of water in Minnesota.
Local water and river restrictions
St. Croix high water No Wake restrictions
Mississippi River at Upper St. Anthony Falls permanently closed