Re: [Paddlewise] Registration of watercraft

Dave,

THANK YOU for the list, but I question NJ.  I contacted DMV in
Lawrenceville, NJ, whom informed me that kayaks & canoes are exempt.   And
when I have been approached by park officials, it was only confirm that I
have (not be wearing) a coast guard-approved PFD.

Niels


> An FYI.  From a fellow who dug this out of the USCG archives.  He wants
info to
> update this if you have more current data.  This is from 1999.
>
> --
> Dave Kruger
> Astoria, OR
> --
>
> From: Hidden Valley Lake <heberling_at_earthlink.net>
> Date: Saturday, February 23, 2002 05:40 AM
>
> I've always been interested in avoiding putting numbers on my Folbots.
When I
> travel with my Folbots, I avoid states requiring registration. Searching
for a
> compilation of registration laws for all the states on the web, I found
that
> state registration of canoes and kayaks is a hot topic on the web (not
only on
> the Folbot Web Board). The best compilation I could find was in a USCG
report,
> "BOATING STATISTICS - 1999"
> (http://www.uscgboating.org/saf/pdf/Boating_Statistics_1999.pdf) U.S.
> Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard.
>
> The report is 3 years old. Arizona was the only state I knew about that
needed
> updating.  If anyone finds any errors, please let us know. One thing
missing in
> this information is whether a state requiring registration would accept an
> unregistered boat of a visitor from another state not requiring
registration. I
> don't think any would. A BoatUS web page has info about reciprocity laws
for
> each state (http://www.boatus.com/gov/f9.htm), but this only applies to
> registered boats.
>
> Boat registration requirements by state (Does not include sailboards which
are
> numbered in some States):
>
> Alabama - All motorboats, sailboats and rental boats
> Alaska - All watercraft except sailboats; unpowered boats if requested
> Arizona - All watercraft, except inflatables 12 feet in length or less
(UPDATE:
> Arizona paddlers got legislation passed that ended the state's requirement
to
> register and number canoes, kayaks and rafts. The bill was passed over the
> objections of the Arizona Department of Game and Fish.)
> Arkansas - All motorboats and sailboats
> California - All motorboats; sailboats over 8 feet in length
> Colorado - All watercraft powered by motor or sail
> Connecticut - All motorboats; sailboats 19.5 feet or more in length
> Delaware - All motorboats
> Dist. of Col. - All watercraft
> Florida - All motorboats
> Georgia - All motorboats; sailboats 12 feet or more in length
> Hawaii - All motorboats; sailboats over 8 feet in length
> Idaho - All motorboats and sailboats
> Illinois - All watercraft, except non-profit org. owned canoes and kayaks
> Indiana - All motorboats
> Iowa - All watercraft except inflatables under 7 feet in length and
> canoes/kayaks under 13 feet in length
> Kansas - All motorboats and sailboats
> Kentucky - All motorboats, except electric motors 1 hp or less
> Louisiana - All motorboats; sailboats more than 12 feet in length
> Maine - All motorboats
> Maryland - All motorboats
> Massachusetts - All motorboats
> Michigan - All watercraft except manually propelled boats 16 feet or less
in
> length, and nonmotorized rafts, canoes, and kayaks
> Minnesota - All motorboats except nonmotorized boats nine feet or less in
> length, duckboats during duckhunting season, riceboats during harvest
season,
> and seaplanes
> Mississippi - All motorboats and sailboats
> Missouri - All motorboats; sailboats over 12 feet in length
> Montana - All motorboats; sailboats 12 feet or more in length
> Nebraska - All watercraft
> Nevada - All motorboats
> New Hampshire - All motorboats; sailboats 20 feet or more in length
> New Jersey - All watercraft except non-motorized boats 12 feet or less in
> length and canoes, kayaks, racing shells and rowing sculls
> New Mexico - All motorboats and sailboats
> New York - All motorboats
> North Carolina - All motorboats; sailboats more than 14 feet in length
> North Dakota - All motorboats
> Ohio - All watercraft
> Oklahoma - All watercraft
> Oregon - All motorboats; sailboats 12 feet or more in length
> Pennsylvania - All motorboats and non-powered craft using lakes or access
areas
> owned by the State Fish & Boat Commission
> Rhode Island - All watercraft except rowboats, canoes, kayaks & ferries
> South Carolina - All watercraft
> South Dakota - All motorboats; all other boats over 12 feet in length
> Tennessee - All motorboats and sailboats
> Texas - All motorboats and sailboats 14 feet or more in length
> Utah - All motorboats and sailboats
> Vermont - All motorboats
> Virginia - All motorboats
> Washington - All motorboats except motorboats < 16 feet with motors 10
> horsepower or less used solely on exclusive State waters; all sailboats
>16 ft
> in length
> West Virginia - All motorboats
> Wisconsin - All motorboats; sailboats over 12 feet in length
> Wyoming - All motorboats and sailboats
> Guam - All watercraft
> Puerto Rico - All motorboats; vessels adapted to hold a motor
> Virgin Islands - All watercraft
> Am. Samoa - All watercraft
> N. Marianas - All motorboats
>
> Hope this is useful
>
> Paul Heberling


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