(a) The administration of the provisions of this chapter, as they pertain to the registration and numbering of vessels and the suspension of the privilege to operate vessels, shall be the responsibility of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(b) This chapter and rules promulgated under this chapter shall be printed in booklet form and made available to the public by the Department of Public Safety.

(c) The provisions of this subchapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter shall be enforced by law enforcement officers as defined in section 3302 of this title in accordance with the provisions of 4 V.S.A. chapter 29. Law enforcement officers as defined in section 3302 of this title may also enforce the provisions of 10 V.S.A. § 1454 and the rules adopted pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 1424 in accordance with the requirements of 10 V.S.A. chapter 50. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1985, No. 90, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; 1989, No. 65, § 12; 1999, No. 42, § 4, eff. May 25, 1999; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238; 2015, No. 61, § 12, eff. June 17, 2015; 2017, No. 71, § 20.)