Keeping in mind that Minnesota laws and rules applicable to all watercraft also apply to personal watercraft, here are some excerpts of the regulations that apply specifically to jet skis:

 

• Operators or riders must wear life jackets

• Jet skis must travel at 5mph or less within 150 feet of shore, non-motorized or anchored boats, docks, swim rafts, swimmers

• Jet skis can not be operated earlier than 9:30 AM or later than 1 hour before sunset.

• Jet skis towing water skiers, tubers, etc. must have an observer or a factory-installed mirror.

• Jet skis may not chase wildlife, or travel through floating vegetation at greater than non-wake speed.

• Operators of jet-skis must be 13 years of age or older; operators 13-17 must have a watercraft operator’s permit.

 

For full set of Minnesota boating regulations see:

(A copy of this document was distributed to residents by beach captains prior to the annual meeting).