Arizona Laws 5-326. Nonresidents; registration; payment of fees; exemption
A. A nonresident owner of a watercraft who establishes this state as the state of principal operation shall register and number that watercraft pursuant to this article and pay an additional boating safety infrastructure fee assessed pursuant to section 5-327 before placing that watercraft on the waterways of this state.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 5-326
- Commercial motorized watercraft: means a motorized watercraft that carries passengers or property for a valuable consideration that is paid to the owner, charterer, operator or agent or to any other person interested in the watercraft. See Arizona Laws 5-301
- Commission: means the Arizona game and fish commission. See Arizona Laws 5-301
- Nonresident: means a citizen of the United States or an alien person who is not domiciled in this state and who is not a resident as defined in this section. See Arizona Laws 5-301
- State of principal operation: means the state where a watercraft is primarily used, navigated or employed. See Arizona Laws 5-301
- Underway: means a watercraft that is not at anchor, is not made fast to the shore or is not aground. See Arizona Laws 5-301
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Watercraft: means any boat designed to be propelled by machinery, oars, paddles or wind action on a sail for navigation on the water, or as may be defined by rule of the commission. See Arizona Laws 5-301
B. A member of the armed forces of the United States who is on active duty and stationed in this state for a period of at least thirty days immediately before applying for watercraft registration is exempt from this section.
C. The owner shall carry and display proof of payment of the fee required by this section in a manner prescribed by the commission while the watercraft is underway, moored or anchored on the waterways of this state.
D. Subsection A of this section does not apply to nonrecreational or commercial motorized watercraft.