LANSING, MI (AP)-- People taking their boats out on Michigan waterways after a few drinks will be subject to stricter alcohol limits — and penalties if they're over those limits — with a package of new laws taking effect this spring.
The drunken boating laws are among several signed in recent months that will launch new programs or have other implications for Michigan residents.
The alcohol-content limit for operating snowmobiles, watercraft and off-road vehicles will be lowered to 0.08 percent from 0.1 percent to match the state's laws for drunken driving on the road.
Other Michigan laws taking effect this spring include ones that require school policies prohibiting cyberbullying and create new license plates to support veteran services.