Section 306.080

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION

Chapter 306

Effective - 28 Aug 1995 

  306.080.  Vessels exempt from numbering requirements. — A vessel shall not be required to be numbered under this chapter if it is:

  (1)  Already covered by a number in full force and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state; except that the boat shall not have been within this state for a period in excess of sixty consecutive days;

  (2)  A vessel from a country other than the United States using the waters of this state for not more than sixty consecutive days;

  (3)  A vessel whose owner is the United States;

  (4)  A ship's lifeboat which is used solely for lifesaving purposes;

  (5)  A vessel documented by the United States Coast Guard or any federal successor thereto; or

  (6)  A motorboat designed and intended solely for racing while competing in any race previously approved by the water patrol division in accordance with section 306.130.  This exemption shall include operation within a twenty-four-hour period prior to such approved race in order to test or tune up the motorboat.

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(L. 1959 S.B. 142 § 5, A.L. 1969 S.B. 194, A.L. 1985 H.B. 280, et al., A.L. 1993 H.B. 218, A.L. 1994 S.B. 477, et al., A.L. 1995 H.B. 217)