(a) Except as provided in (b) - (d) of this section, a certificate of number will contain the following information:
- (1) the number issued to the boat;
- (2) the expiration date of the certificate;
- (3) the state of principal operation;
- (4) the name of the owner;
- (5) the address of the owner, including the zip code;
- (6) whether the primary operation of the boat is for pleasure, rent or lease, boat dealer or manufacturer demonstration, commercial passenger carrying, commercial fishing, or other commercial use;
- (7) the manufacturer's hull identification number;
- (8) the make and model of the boat;
- (9) the year when the boat was manufactured or the model year;
- (10) the overall length of the boat;
- (11) whether the vessel type is an air boat, auxiliary sail, open motorboat, cabin motorboat, houseboat, inflatable boat, paddlecraft, personal watercraft, pontoon boat, rowboat, sail only, or other type;
- (12) the hull material;
- (13) whether the propulsion type, if powered, is air thrust, manual, propeller, sail, water jet, or other;
- (14) whether the engine drive type is inboard, outboard, pod drive, sterndrive, or other;
- (15) whether the fuel is gasoline, diesel, or electric.
- (b) The department may exclude the information specified in (a)(8) - (15) of this section from a certificate of number issued to a vessel that has a manufacturer's hull identification number assigned if the manufacturer's hull identification number is plainly marked on the certificate.
- (c) The department may exclude the information specified in (a)(7) - (15) of this section from a certificate of number issued to a boat dealer or manufacturer to be used on a boat for demonstration purposes if the word "manufacturer" or "dealer" is plainly marked on the certificate.
- (d) A certificate of number issued to a boat without mechanical propulsion will not include the information specified in (a)(13) - (15) of this section.
(Eff. 2/3/2001, Register 157; am 1/12/2018, Register 225)
Authority: AS 05.25.055, AS 05.25.095