(St. Paul, MN) — Starting today, a new Minnesota law will require most people born after June 30th, 2004, to obtain a watercraft operator’s permit before using a motorboat or personal watercraft. People born before July 1st, 1987, will remain exempt unless they fall under specific scenarios, including supervising younger operators or renting a watercraft.
You can visit the Minnesota D-N-R’s website for a link to a third-party site where you can complete your boater safety course, or you can ask for a free paper version of the test to take at your own pace and send back to the D-N-R.