Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:851.23 – Boat liveries; numbering of manufacturer’s and dealer’s boats
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:851.23
- Commission: means the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:851.2
- Motorboat: means any vessel equipped with or propelled by any type of machinery whether or not such machinery is the principal source of propulsion but shall not include a vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the Bureau of Customs of the United States Government or any federal agency successor thereto, unless the vessel is a recreational use vessel. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:851.2
- Owner: means a person, other than a lien holder, having a property interest in or title to a motorboat. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:851.2
- Sailboat: means any watercraft propelled by sail or canvas. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:851.2
- Vessel: means watercraft and air boats of every description, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:851.2
A. Neither the owner of a boat livery nor his agent or employee shall permit any motorboat, sailboat, or any vessel designed or permitted by him to be operated as a motorboat or sailboat to depart from his premises unless it shall have been provided, either by owner or renter, with the equipment required pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 34:851.24 and any rules and regulations made pursuant thereto.
B.(1) A manufacturer of or dealer in motorboats or sailboats owning or operating any motorboat or sailboat for sale, demonstration, or trading purposes but not used in the operation of such business otherwise or for pleasure purposes, in lieu of registering such motorboats or sailboats, shall obtain a registration number from the commission by applying therefor upon the proper official form and the payment of a registration fee of fifty dollars for a three-year period. Renewals shall be made in the same manner.
(2) The manufacturer or dealer may have the number awarded printed upon or attached to removable signs to be temporarily but firmly mounted upon or attached to the boats being demonstrated or tested so long as the display meets the requirements.
(3) The word “DEALER” in letters of not less than one and a half inches shall appear below the awarded number.
(4) The number awarded may, during the registration period for which issued, be transferred from one motorboat or sailboat to another owned or operated by the manufacturer or dealer who procured the number.
Acts 1984, No. 288, §1; Acts 1986, No. 521, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1986; Acts 1990, No. 894, §1; Acts 2007, No. 83, §1.