Watercraft: Related Laws

U.S.

• U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 51 - Clean Hulls
• CFR > Title 33 > Chapter I > Subchapter F - Vessel Operating Regulations
• CFR > Title 33 > Chapter I > Subchapter G - Regattas and Marine Parades
• CFR > Title 33 > Chapter I > Subchapter S - Boating Safety
• CFR > Title 46 > Chapter I > Subchapter B - Merchant Marine Officers and Seamen

Alabama

• Alabama Code > Title 33 > Chapter 5 - Registration and Operation of Vessels
• Alabama Code > Title 33 > Chapter 5A - Abandoned and Derelict Vessels
• Alabama Code > Title 33 > Chapter 6 - Discharge of Litter and Sewage From Watercraft
• Alabama Code > Title 33 > Chapter 6A - Recreational Vessel and Residence Boat Seweage Discharges Regulated

Alaska

• Alaska Statutes > Chapter 25 - Watercraft
• Alaska Statutes > Chapter 30 - Derelict Vessels Act; Abandoned Vessels

Arizona

• Arizona Laws > Title 5 > Chapter 3 - Boating and Water Sports

California

• California Codes > Harbors and Navigation Code > Division 3 - Vessels
• California Codes > Harbors and Navigation Code > Division 4 - Masters, Crews and Cargoes
• California Codes > Harbors and Navigation Code > Division 5 - Pilots for Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun

Connecticut

• Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 268 - Boating
• Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 269 - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act

Delaware

• Delaware Code > Title 23 > Chapter 21 - Motorboats
• Delaware Code > Title 23 > Chapter 22 - Boating Safety
• Delaware Code > Title 23 > Chapter 23 - Operation of a Vessel or Boat While Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor And/or Drugs
• Delaware Code > Title 23 > Chapter 24 - Exemptions From Civil Liability for Rendering Vessel Traffic Information Services

Florida

• Florida Statutes > Title XXIV - Vessels
• Florida Regulations > Chapter 61B-60 - Yacht and Ship Brokers
• Florida Regulations > Division 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety

Idaho

• Idaho Code > Title 67 > Chapter 70 - Idaho Safe Boating Act

Illinois

• Illinois Compiled Statutes > 110 ILCS 805 > Article IIIb - Tenure
• Illinois Compiled Statutes > 225 ILCS 410 > Article IIIB - Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Schools
• Illinois Compiled Statutes > 225 ILCS 410 > Article IIIC - Nail Technicians
• Illinois Compiled Statutes > 625 ILCS 45 - Boat Registration and Safety Act
• Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 45/1-1 - Title and declaration of intent. This Act shall be known and may be …

Indiana

• Indiana Code > Title 9 > Article 31 - Watercraft Titling and Registration
• Indiana Code > Title 25 > Article 28 - Boat Pilots

Kansas

• Kansas Statutes > Chapter 32 > Article 11 - Boating and Water Activities

Kentucky

• Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 235 - Boats and Boating

Maine

• Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1196 - Definitions
• Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1197 - Warranty
• Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1381 - Short title
• Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1382 - Definitions
• Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1383 - Lien

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 90B - Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles

Michigan

• Michigan Laws > Chapter 123 > Act 68 of 1957 - Regulation of Houseboats
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 445 > Act 88 of 1989 - Watercraft and Outboard Motor Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 570 > Act 59 of 1864 - Lien On Watercraft
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 750 > Act 328 of 1931 > Chapter XV - Boats and Navigation

Minnesota

• Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 86B - Water Safety and Watercraft
• Minnesota Statutes 89.001 - Definitions
• Minnesota Statutes 89.002 - Policies
• Minnesota Statutes 89.01 - Commissioner; Powers and Duties
• Minnesota Statutes 89.011 - Forest Planning Coordination

Missouri

• Missouri Laws > Chapter 306 - Watercraft Regulation and Licensing — Water Patrol Division

Nebraska

• Nebraska Statutes > State Boat Act

Nevada

• Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 488 - Watercraft

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 270-A - Use of Houseboats
• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 270-B - Abandoned Boats
• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 270-D - Boating and Water Safety On New Hampshire Public Waters
• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 270-E - Vessel Registration and Numbering

New Mexico

• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 66 > Article 12 - Boating
• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 66 > Article 13 - Boating While Intoxicated

New York

• New York Laws > General Business > Article 38 - Vessel Dealer Agreements

North Carolina

• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 75A - Boating and Water Safety

North Dakota

• North Dakota Code > Chapter 20.1-13 - Boating Regulation
• North Dakota Code > Chapter 20.1-13.1 - Intoxication Testing of Boat Operators
• North Dakota Code > Chapter 20.1-17 - Aquatic Nuisance Species

Ohio

• Ohio Code > Chapter 1547 - Watercraft and Waterways
• Ohio Code > Chapter 1548 - Watercraft Certificates of Title
• Ohio Code > Chapter 4585 - Actions Relating to Watercraft

Oregon

• Oregon Statutes > Title 61 - Small Watercraft

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-8 - Registration of Outboard Motors
• Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-9 - Pilots -- Rhode Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, Sakonnet River, and Tributaries
• Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-9.1 - Pilots -- Block Island Sound
• Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats
• Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act

South Carolina

• South Carolina Code > Title 29 > Chapter 9 - Liens On Ships and Vessels
• South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 20 - Interstate Boating Violation Compact
• South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 21 - Equipment and Operation of Watercraft
• South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 23 - Watercraft and Outboard Motors
• South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 25 - Boating and Surfing At Particular Localities

South Dakota

• South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 32 > Chapter 3A - Title Registration and Taxation of Boats
• South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 32 > Chapter 7B - Regulation of Boat Dealers
• South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 42 > Chapter 8 - Watercraft

Tennessee

• Tennessee Code > Title 69 > Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation

Utah

• Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 18 - State Boating Act
• Utah Code 73-18a-1. Definitions
• Utah Code 73-18a-2. Littering and pollution of water or lands prohibited -- Penalty
• Utah Code 73-18a-3. Marine toilets -- Use without pollution control device prohibited -- Containers of body waste -- Discharge into waters prohibited
• Utah Code 73-18a-4. Marine toilets -- Pollution control devices required -- Rules established by board

Vermont

• Vermont Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 48A - Abandoned Vessels
• Vermont Statutes > Title 25 > Chapter 1 - Operation of Vessels

Virginia

• Virginia Code > Title 29.1 > Chapter 7 - Boating Laws
• Virginia Code > Title 29.1 > Chapter 8 - Watercraft Dealer Licensing Act
• Virginia Code > Title 62.1 > Chapter 18 - Protection of Aids to Navigation

West Virginia

• West Virginia Code > Chapter 20 > Article 9 - Boat Dock and Marina Safety Requirements -- the Michael Cunningham Act

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 30 > Subchapter V - Regulation of Boating
• Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 780 - Liens against vessels