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Old 08-23-2006, 05:13 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by DougNH
I was just wondering if people have brought babies on the boat. I believe from other posts you can get life jacks for babies but my wife is not comfortable with the idea in general. I know this is a personal decision but was just wondering how others thought. In our case we have a new born.
If you are referring to putting a PFD on an infant, it isn't really a personal decision, unless you decide to disregard the law:

270:30-a Persons 5 Years of Age or Under. – No person operating or in control of a boat or vessel upon the public waters of the state shall transport a child 5 years of age or under unless said child is wearing a personal flotation device of a type approved by the United States Coast Guard; provided, however, boats, vessels and ships with continuous side rails enclosing the perimeter of the boat, vessel or ship, 3 feet or more in height and enclosed between the deck and the top of the railing in a way that would reasonably prevent passage of a small child are exempted from the provisions of this section.

Source. 1985, 347:4, eff. Aug. 13, 1985.
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