> Can anyone tell me what states require registration of, or otherwise > tax, canoes and kayaks? Texas is proposing to do so, and those of us > affected are gearing up to fight it. > I can tell you that Virginia does not register or tax anything "human powered", but, as soon as you do something like attach a trolling motor to a canoe, then you have to have the canoe registered, and you pay for that registration (don't know the exact amount - might be on a scale based on several factors like size and approximate value, etc). Then, because it's registered, you get a personal property tax for boats on it. Again, as long as it stays human powered, no registration and no tax. Rick (the one from Virginia) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Connecticut is the same as Rick described below. Also any sailboat over 19 1/2 feet must be registered. To operate a registered boat you must have a safe boating certificate (never expires, just don't lose it), which is an 8 hour course, free through the State over multiple sessions. Most people opt to take the course privately for about $80 and get it over in one day. Then of course you have to pay $25 for the certificate fee. I guess if you have a 20 foot double you might think twice before getting a sail for it, or you could whack off a foot. >I can tell you that Virginia does not register or tax anything "human >powered", but, as soon as you do something like attach a trolling motor to >a >canoe, then you have to have the canoe registered, and you pay for that >registration (don't know the exact amount - might be on a scale based on >several factors like size and approximate value, etc). Then, because it's >registered, you get a personal property tax for boats on it. > >Again, as long as it stays human powered, no registration and no tax. > >Rick (the one from Virginia) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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