Regulations and Compliance

The boating industry will likely need to be compliant with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation because customers that visit the EU are protected by the regulation.

The Australian government’s Department of Environment and Energy has finalized exhaust emissions standards for outdoor power equipment and marine engines.

The International Council of Marine Industry Associations has published its latest Environment Guide, which outlines the latest environmental legislation affecting Asia, Australia, the European Union and the U.S.

Outboard engine manufacturers that include Honda, BRP (Evinrude) and Suzuki are supporting an Australian bill that would toughen emission standards so they are on par with U.S. rules.

Three bills that would benefit the boating and fishing industries advanced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday.

Florida House Bill 1227 would have blocked younger boaters from operating a boat of more than 10 feet.

The Florida legislature sent an Everglades restoration bill to Gov. Rick Scott.

California boaters will need to carry a boater safety education card, beginning in 2018.

The NMMA said the announcement represented a victory for the South Atlantic angling industry and anglers nationwide.

On the infrastructure side, improvements should benefit manufacturers, the firm said.

The MRA is urging California boaters to oppose a bill that would eliminate interest deductions on second homes.

A federal judge Tuesday blocked an Obama administration rule that would have extended overtime eligibility to 4 million Americans.

In one of its first acts upon returning to Washington, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Outdoor REC Act.

A long-awaited policy review has a coalition of recreational fishing advocates demanding Congress change laws.

Sea Tow issued safety tips for the Fourth of July weekend, when many boaters take to waterways to enjoy fireworks shows.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill into law that will require carbon monoxide detection systems on certain recreational boats.

Starting in model-year 2018, boatbuilders with installed gasoline fuel tanks that sell boats in California will need to meet new evaporative emission regulations

Financial analysts continued to dice up the Federal Reserve’s 0.25 percent rate hike.

NASA decided to visualize how these dumps are forming.

The Florida Yacht Brokers Association hired a law firm to help change a more than century-old federal law.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $150 billion state budget includes a tax incentive for anyone buying a vessel valued at more than $230,000.