Section 8-712.1 – Vessel Validation Sticker
(a) (1) An owner of a vessel that has a valid document issued by the United States Coast Guard and that is used principally on the waters of the State for pleasure shall apply to the Department for a Maryland use sticker. (2) The Department shall issue a Maryland use sticker to any person who submits an application […]
Section 8-722 – Acquiring Title to Abandoned Vessel
(a) This section applies only to abandoned vessels as defined in § 8-721 of this subtitle. (b) Subject to the provisions of this section, a landowner, a landowner’s lessee, or a landowner’s agent may acquire title to any abandoned vessel on the landowner’s land or the water immediately adjacent to the landowner’s land. Acquisition of title divests […]
Section 8-712.2 – Boating Safety Education
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection, a person born on or after July 1, 1972 may not operate on the waters of the State a vessel for pleasure that is required to be numbered in accordance with this subtitle or a vessel for pleasure that is required to […]
Section 8-723 – State Boat Act Fund
(a) In this section, “Fund” means the State Boat Act Fund. (b) There is a State Boat Act Fund in the Department. (c) The Secretary shall administer the Fund. (d) (1) The Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund. (2) The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State […]
Section 8-712.3 – Rentals of Livery Vessels
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Livery vessel owner” means a person who engages in whole or in part in the business of renting, leasing, or chartering a Class A vessel for a period of less than 24 hours. (3) “Class A vessel” means a motorboat that is less than 16 feet […]
Section 8-713 – Operation of Unnumbered Vessel Prohibited
A person may not operate or give permission to operate any vessel on the waters of the State unless the vessel is numbered as required by this subtitle.
Section 8-713.1 – Operating Vessel With Number, Name, or Home Port Concealed
(a) This section does not supersede § 4-1013(a) and (b) of this article, which provides for the display of an oyster dredge boat identification number. (b) A person may not operate knowingly a vessel on the navigable waters of the State while the number, name, or home port designation of the vessel, as assigned or documented by […]
Section 8-714 – Manufacturer’s or Dealer’s Transfer of Vessel Numbers; Restriction on Use of Manufacturer’s or Dealer’s Number
(a) If a licensed dealer or manufacturer owns a vessel mainly used in the dealer’s or manufacturer’s business and held for sale and that otherwise is required to be numbered under this title, the dealer or manufacturer may apply to the Department for the issuance of as many dealer’s or manufacturer’s certificates of number as are […]
Section 8-715 – Owner’s Certificate of Title — in General
(a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, any owner of a vessel principally used on the waters of the State and to be numbered shall apply to the Department for a certificate of title for the vessel. (b) Each certificate of title shall contain the information and shall be issued in a form the […]
Section 8-716 – Certificate of Title — Fees; Excise Tax
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Commissioning procedures” means the initial outfitting of a vessel immediately after the purchase of the vessel, including the installation of rigging, electronic gear, propulsion machinery, generators, or other related gear. (3) “Fair market value” means: (i) As to the sale of any vessel by a licensed dealer […]