Iowa Code 462A.48 – Sales by manufacturer or dealer
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 462A.48
- Certificate: means a certificate of title. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Dealer: means a person who engages in whole or in part in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging vessels either outright or on conditional sale, bailment, lease, security interest, or otherwise, and who has an established place of business for sale, trade, and display of vessels. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing or importing new and unused vessels, or new and unused outboard motors, for the purpose of sale or trade. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Operate: means to navigate or otherwise use a vessel or motorboat. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Vessel: means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water or ice. See Iowa Code 462A.2
Upon the sale of a vessel by a manufacturer or dealer, the purchaser shall, within thirty days of the purchase, make application for registration and the purchaser may operate the vessel without its individual identification number thereon for a period of not more than thirty-five days after the purchase date, provided that during such period the vessel shall have attached thereto, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, a pasteboard card bearing the words “registration applied for” and the special certificate number of the dealer from whom the vessel was purchased together with the date of purchase plainly stamped or stenciled thereon.