67-7040. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN VESSELS. (1) The provisions of the vessel titling act shall apply to every 2000 and newer model year vessel upon transfer of ownership, and optionally to all other vessels of a model year prior to 2000, effective on and after January 1, 2000, even though vessels need not be registered under the provisions of chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code. Vessels shall be issued a certificate of number as provided in section 67-7008, Idaho Code.
(2) The provisions of the vessel titling act shall apply exclusively to vessels with a permanently attached mode of propulsion, such as: an inboard motor, sail, personal watercraft, or other propelling machinery, and all vessels over twelve (12) feet regardless of mode of propulsion, except: driftboats, canoes, kayaks, inflatable vessels, rafts, barges, nonmotorized paddle vessels, sailboards, tenders, seaplanes, documented vessels, and vessels owned by the United States or a foreign state or political subdivision.
(3) Once titled, the vessel remains a titled vessel and is subject to the requirements of chapter 5, title 49, Idaho Code.
History:
[67-7040, added 1999, ch. 298, sec. 4, p. 750; am. 2001, ch. 73, sec. 18, p. 170; am. 2014, ch. 38, sec. 20, p. 88; am. 2014, ch. 338, sec. 22, p. 853.]