Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 23 Sec. 3303

  • Motorboat: means any vessel equipped with machinery capable of propelling the vessel, whether or not such machinery is the principal source of propulsion. See
  • Operate: includes an attempt to operate and shall be construed to cover all matters and things connected with the presence and use of snowmobiles whether they be at motion or rest. See
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other entity. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 3303. Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited

Except for motorboats exempt from numbering under subdivisions 3307(a)(2)-(6) of this title, every motorboat on the waters of this State shall be numbered. A person shall not operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat on such waters unless the motorboat is numbered in accordance with this subchapter, or in accordance with applicable federal law, or in accordance with a federally approved numbering system of another state, and unless:

(1) the certificate of number awarded to such motorboat is currently valid; and

(2) the identifying number set forth in the certificate of number is displayed on each side of the bow of such motorboat. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2015, No. 47, § 48; 2021, No. 76, § 12.)