(1) Beginning January 1, 2008, any person who provides a motor vessel for rent in Washington must require that the person who rents the motor vessel and all operators of the rental motor vessel who are required to have the commission-issued boater education card as provided by the phase-in schedule in WAC 352-78-100, show proof of possession of a boater education card before renting the person a motor vessel; or

(2) When the person who rents the motor vessel and all operators of the rented motor vessel do not possess a commission-issued boater education card, the rental agent must ensure that the person who rents the motor vessel and all operators of the craft:

(a) Reviews, initials, and signs the motor vessel safety operating and equipment checklist in the presence of the rental agent before they may operate the rental motor vessel; and

(b) Retains the issued copy of the motor vessel safety operating and equipment checklist on board when operating the motor vessel.