NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1975 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 483

SENATE BILL 702

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA BOATING SAFETY ACT TO PROVIDE AN OPTIONAL THREE-YEAR REGISTRATION PERIOD FOR MOTORBOATS, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 75A-5(a) is hereby amended by rewriting the same to read as follows:

"(a)       The owner of each motorboat requiring numbering by this State shall file an application for number with the Wildlife Resources Commission on forms approved by it. The application shall be signed by the owner of the motorboat, or his agent, and shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars ($3.00) for a one-year period or by a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) for a three-year period. The applicant shall have the option of selecting a one-year numbering period or a three-year numbering period. Upon receipt of the application in approved form, the commission shall have the same entered upon the records of its office and issue to the applicant a certificate of number stating the number awarded to the motorboat and the name and address of the owner, and a validation decal indicating the expiration date of the certificate of number. The owner shall paint on or attach to each side of the bow of the motorboat the identification number in such manner as may be prescribed by rules and regulations of the commission in order that it may be clearly visible. The number shall be maintained in legible condition. The validation decal shall be displayed on the starboard bow of the motorboat immediately following the number. The certificate of number shall be pocket size and shall be available at all times for inspection on the motorboat for which issued, whenever such motorboat is in operation. Provided, however, any person charged with failing to so carry such certificate of number shall not be convicted if he produces in court a certificate of number theretofore issued to him and valid at the time of his arrest."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 75A-5(h) is hereby amended by rewriting the same to read as follows:

"(h)       Each certificate of number awarded pursuant to this Chapter must be renewed on or before January 1 of the year following the expiration of the period for which the motorboat was numbered; otherwise, such certificate shall lapse and be void. Application for renewal shall be submitted on forms approved by the Wildlife Resources Commission and shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars ($3.00) for a one-year period or by a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) for a three-year period; provided, there shall be no fee required for renewal of certificates of number which have been previously issued to commercial fishing boats as defined in G.S. 75A-5.1, upon compliance with all of the requirements of that section."

Sec. 3.  G.S. 75A-6(m) is hereby amended by deleting the words "Federal Motorboat Act of 1958 as amended" where the same appear therein and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 and the federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto."

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective January 1, 1976.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 5th day of June, 1975.