Drunken Sports

andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t north-dakotaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt North Dakotaandamp lt aandamp gt law says boaters hunters and snowmobilers can be a bit drunker than someone who s driving a car and the state House has decided to keep things that way Six years ago the Legislature lowered the legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers from 0 10 percent to 0 08 percent The limit stayed at 0 10 percent for boaters water skiers hunters and snowmobilers Representatives voted 55-37 on Tuesday to reject a proposal to lower the legal limit for boaters and others to the same limit as for driving andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t minot-ndandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Minotandamp lt aandamp gt Rep Dan Ruby says the legal blood-alcohol limit was lowered for drivers so North Dakota could avoid losing federal highway construction money