Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
235.040,
235.050,
235.100,
235.110,
235.120,
235.140,
235.150,
235.210
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: To prescribe a uniform
numbering system, the uniform placement of numbers and validation decals on
vessels, and procedures to be followed by agencies exempt from registration.
This administrative regulation contains the substance of 402 KAR 4:020, 402 KAR
4:030, and 402 KAR 4:035. The transfer of the Division of Water Patrol to the
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources necessitates that existing
administrative regulations be repealed by the Department of Natural Resources
and repromulgated by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Changes in
format and wording were made to reflect the current requirements of KRS Chapter
13A.
Section 1. Vessel Numbering.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of
this section, the identification numbers assigned to Kentucky registered
motorboats shall consist of three (3) letter and number groupings as follows:
(a) The first grouping shall consist of the
letters "KY".
(b) The second
grouping shall consist of not more than four (4) Arabic numbers.
(c) The third grouping shall consist of not
more than two (2) letters.
(d) The
letters "I", "O", and "Q" shall not be used.
(2) Boats having valid federal documentation
papers shall not be assigned or required to display a Kentucky identification
number.
(3) Motorboats not
documented by the federal government and owned exclusively by agencies of a
state government shall display registration numbers as prescribed by
KRS
235.110.
(a)
State government agencies shall apply to the Department of Transportation for
registration numbers.
(b) Display
of validation decals or subsequent renewal of certification shall not be
required.
(c) If an agency
transfers ownership of a motorboat to another agency of state government, the
agency receiving the motorboat shall apply to the Department of Transportation
for a new certificate number.
(d)
If an agency transfers ownership of a motorboat to other than an agency of
state government:
1. The agency shall
surrender the registration number; and
2. The current owner shall apply for a
registration number pursuant to KRS 235.50.
Section 2. Validation Decals.
(1) Persons shall not operate motorboats
without a current-year validation sticker attached to the vessel within six (6)
inches aft of and in line with the registration number on both sides of the
bow.
(2) Expired validation
stickers shall be removed.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
235.280,
235.320
