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Old 01-23-2012, 06:40 AM   #109
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koliver wrote:
Linked to your DL? not so, at least in BC
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I can only speak to Ontario - I don't know how it works in other provinces - but here is a quote taken directly from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. *

"*Alcohol and boating do not mix - Boaters caught drinking and boating in Ontario face consequences similar to those for drinking and driving:
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt;line-height:16.8pt;background-color:#e8ebe8;">Immediate*3, 7 or 30 day drivers licence suspension if caught with a*blood alcohol concentration (BAC)*in the "warn" range of 0.05 to 0.08. Drivers caught in the "warn" range more than once will face a mandatory alcohol education program, and could be subject to treatment programs and ignition interlock.<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt;line-height:16.8pt;background-color:#e8ebe8;">Immediate 90-day administrative drivers licence suspension and a $150 administrative monetary penalty for boaters exceeding a 0.08 BAC or for failing or refusing to provide a breath or blood sample.<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt;line-height:16.8pt;background-color:#e8ebe8;">If convicted under the Criminal Code, the boater will also face:[/list]<ul type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt;line-height:16.8pt;background-color:#e8ebe8;">Driver's licence suspension, for one year up to a lifetime ban<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt;line-height:16.8pt;background-color:#e8ebe8;">Mandatory alcohol assessment, education or treatment, and follow-up<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt;line-height:16.8pt;background-color:#e8ebe8;">Ignition interlock condition on their drivers licence for one year to up to a lifetime<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt;line-height:16.8pt;background-color:#e8ebe8;">Vehicle impoundment if caught driving a motor vehicle while under suspension[/list]These sanctions apply to anyone who is caught drinking and operating motorized and non-motorized vessels, including power boats, canoes, kayaks, personal watercraft, sailboats, dinghies and other inflatable boats and rafts.
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Transport Canada states:"*Alcohol and Boating -*<strong style="font-size:13px;">Driving Under the Influence[/b]
Boating while impaired is an offence under the Criminal Code of Canada.
Operators with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood are liable to the following fines:
1st offence : at least $600 fine
2nd offence : at least 14 days of imprisonment
3rd offence : at least 90 days of imprisonment
The maximum sentence may vary depending on provincial statutes.
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One other thought regarding your comment:
"As for boats without sleeping/cooking/toilet not having alcohol aboard? Show me one. Bet you can't find a "dry" boat at the local launching ramp on a summer weekend!:
The rules about boating and alcohol exist and whether they are always enforced was really not my point - but boaters should be aware of all of these laws whether they choose to obey them or not. *And in Ontario at least, *they are now being enforced more widely and consistently.*
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/saf.../boating.shtml
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/saf...eet.shtml#adls
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety...tor-1610.htm#d


-- Edited by Delia Rosa on Monday 23rd of January 2012 09:13:46 AM
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