{"id":1232,"date":"2015-09-29T20:36:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T20:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1232"},"modified":"2020-02-05T20:50:03","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T20:50:03","slug":"boating-and-alcohol-laws-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/boating-and-alcohol-laws-in-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Boating and Alcohol Laws in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Pennsylvania&#8217;s Boating and Alcohol Laws<\/h2>\n<p>Pennsylvania&#8217;s boating and alcohol laws require that no person shall operate any boat on Pennsylvania waters while they are under the influence of alcohol, drugs or a combination thereof. Alcohol is prohibited on land and water at all state parks and at most U.S. Army Corps of Engineer projects.<\/p>\n<h2>In Pennsylvania, a person is considered to be under the influence if:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>They have a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) level of 0.08 or higher and are over 21 years of age<\/li>\n<li>They have a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.02 and are under 21 years of age.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Pennsylvania, a person convicted of operating a boat while under the influence will be subject to the following penalties: the loss of their boating privileges for up to one year, significant fines and imprisonment.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/MODULE_4_ALCOHOL_AND_OR_DRUG_USE_WHILE_BOATINGscene1part1Day-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1234\" data-original=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/MODULE_4_ALCOHOL_AND_OR_DRUG_USE_WHILE_BOATINGscene1part1Day-01.jpg\" alt=\"Small aluminum boat littered with alcohol cans, operating on calm waters. Illustration. \" width=\"704\" height=\"396\" data-original-set=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/MODULE_4_ALCOHOL_AND_OR_DRUG_USE_WHILE_BOATINGscene1part1Day-01.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/MODULE_4_ALCOHOL_AND_OR_DRUG_USE_WHILE_BOATINGscene1part1Day-01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/09\/MODULE_4_ALCOHOL_AND_OR_DRUG_USE_WHILE_BOATINGscene1part1Day-01-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Implied Consent<\/h2>\n<p>Any person operating a boat on Pennsylvania waters shall be deemed to have given consent to a chemical test or tests of their breath, blood and urine for the purpose of determining the alcohol content of their blood and the presence of any abused substance or controlled dangerous substance. The testing may be required of a person when an officer has probable cause to believe the person is operating under the influence.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about boating and alcohol laws in the state of Pennsylvania visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fishandboat.com\/Boat\/BoatingRegulations\/Pages\/BoatingHandbook.aspx\">https:\/\/www.fishandboat.com\/Boat\/BoatingRegulations\/Pages\/BoatingHandbook.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","article-category":[10],"article-tag":[42,124,247,248],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pennsylvania&#039;s Boating and Alcohol Laws and Implied Consent<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about Pennsylvania&#039;s boating and alcohol laws, Blood Alcohol Concentration levels, and implied consent regulations.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/boating-and-alcohol-laws-in-pennsylvania\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pennsylvania&#039;s Boating and Alcohol Laws and Implied Consent\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about Pennsylvania&#039;s boating and alcohol laws, Blood Alcohol Concentration levels, and implied consent regulations.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/boating-and-alcohol-laws-in-pennsylvania\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BOATsmart! 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