Re: [Paddlewise] Registration Fees for Paddlecraft

to my knowledge, New 
york has no such requirements (and if it does, I don't want anyone to
tell me about it!)

Joan

On Fri, 26 May 2000 22:39:19 -0700 Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
writes:
> I have not been able to sort out the specifics, by state, of 
> registration which
> have been reported here so far, but I am curious what the pattern 
> is.  If folks
> respond re:  what their state does, I will make a summary and report 
> back on my
> findings.
> 
> A. Does anyone know which states  **require** registration of 
> paddlecraft (aka
> sea kayaks and canoes).
> 
> B. For those states which **do** require registration:
> 
> 	1. How much is the annual fee?
> 
> 	2. What is the "return" for registration?  IOW, does the 
> state devote some
> funds to paddlecraft launching sites or marine trails or somesuch?  
> Or, is
> there no clear return?
> 
> (Note:  the claim which I think one state makes that registration 
> makes it more
> likely a stolen craft will be returned is bogus:  those numbers can 
> be removed
> easily.  The boat ID number is a better ID, and on my yaks, removing 
> the
> number  requires damaging the surface of the yak -- a clear 
> indication of a
> stolen boat.)
> 
> -- 
> Dave Kruger
> Astoria, OR
>
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