§ 2250. Jurisdiction of department. The registration of vessels shall be under the jurisdiction of the department. For the purposes of this article, a vessel shall be every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. A vessel propelled by an outboard motor […]
§ 2252. Exemption from registration. 1. The provisions of section twenty-two hundred fifty-one of this article shall not apply to the following vessels: (a) Vessels having a valid marine document issued by the United States or a foreign government, while being used for commercial purposes. (b) Vessels displaying a valid identification or registration number issued […]
§ 2253. Certificates of registration, registration numbers, and validating stickers. 1. Issuance. Upon the approval of an application for registration and payment of the fee as provided in this article, the commissioner shall assign to a vessel a registration number, and, without further expense to the applicant, issue a certificate of registration and, effective April […]
§ 2254. Registration record. Upon the issuance of a registration for a vessel, as provided in this article, the commissioner shall enter upon the records of the department the registration of such vessel under the registration number assigned to such vessel as provided in this article, and in any other manner which he deems appropriate.
§ 2255. Temporary registration. A temporary registration may be issued by a dealer registered in accordance with the provisions of this article to the purchaser of a vessel sold by the dealer provided the dealer makes application on behalf of the owner for a registration under section twenty-two hundred fifty-one of this article no later […]
§ 2256. Suspension and revocation of registrations; offenses; penalties. 1. The commissioner may suspend any registration pursuant to this article for violation of this article or a violation of the navigation law upon the recommendation of the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation by the holder thereof. Such suspension or revocation shall be ordered […]
§ 2257. Registration of dealers. 1. For the purposes of this article, a dealer shall be any person engaged in the business of buying, selling or trading vessels. A person who sells three or more vessels for profit within one calendar year shall be presumed to be a dealer if such vessels were purchased, acquired […]
§ 2257-a. Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue dealer registration; suspension or revocation of dealer demonstrator number or trailer plate; suspension of authority to issue temporary registration; civil penalty. 1. Suspension, revocation and refusal to renew a registration, demonstrator number or number plate. The commissioner may deny the application of any person for registration under […]
§ 2257-b. Yacht brokers. 1. A yacht broker is any person who, for a fee or commission, acts as an agent for either the buyer or seller of a vessel. On and after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, a person who engages in business as a yacht broker shall certify to the commissioner that he […]
§ 2258. Rules and regulations. The commissioner is hereby empowered to make such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
