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13.01.050 PERSONAL WATERCRAFT.

"Personal watercraft" means a vessel 13 feet in length or less, propelled by machinery, that is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather than in the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside the vessel as defined by Section 651(s) of the California Harbors and Navigations Code.