Section 71-D. Liveries; safety regulations; penalty

1. No livery operator
  shall knowingly lease, hire or rent a vessel to any person:
    (a) When the number of persons  using  the  vessel  shall  exceed  the
  number  deemed  to  constitute  a  maximum  safety load for said vessel,
  according to its capacity plate or industry-accepted standards.
    (b) When the manufacturer's rated horsepower of the motor exceeds  the
  capacity of the vessel, making the vessel unsafe to operate.
    (c)  When  the  vessel  does not contain the equipment required by its
  respective class, as provided by section forty.
    2. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be guilty of a
  violation punishable by a fine of not less  than  twenty-five  nor  more
  than one hundred dollars.