Iowa SF548 mandates personal flotation devices on personal watercraft, with exceptions for adults on slow-moving or stationary watercraft.

Iowa SF548 establishes that all individuals on a personal watercraft must wear a personal flotation device. Exceptions apply for those aged 18 or older when the watercraft is moving at 10 miles per hour or less or is in a no-wake zone. This law updates current administrative rules, which already require all operators and passengers to wear a specified personal flotation device. A "personal watercraft" is defined as a vessel less than 16 feet in length, propelled by a water jet pump, designed for operation by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel.

Iowa SF548 mandates personal flotation devices on personal watercraft, with exceptions for adults on slow-moving or stationary watercraft.

Iowa SF548 establishes that all individuals on a personal watercraft must wear a personal flotation device. Exceptions apply for those aged 18 or older when the watercraft is moving at 10 miles per hour or less or is in a no-wake zone. This law updates current administrative rules, which already require all operators and passengers to wear a specified personal flotation device. A "personal watercraft" is defined as a vessel less than 16 feet in length, propelled by a water jet pump, designed for operation by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel.