The numbering requirements do not apply to the following vessels:

1. A. Exceptions noted in Natural Resources Article, §8-712(a)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland;
2. B. A motor boat used solely for power boat racing which carries an official racing number issued by a recognized racing organization;
3. C. Chesapeake Bay log sailing canoes which are registered with the Department, used exclusively for racing and which meet the specifications of the Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe Association as to construction and rig. These vessels shall display their names on each bow in letters not less than 3 inches high, and of a contrasting color to the background; and
4. D. A vessel equipped with propulsion less than 10 horsepower used exclusively for direct transportation between a numbered vessel and the shore. Vessel must display the number of the numbered vessel followed by the suffix “I”.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§8-704(c), 8-710.2, 8-712, and 8-712.1, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: August 10, 1974 (1:1 Md. R. 23)

Regulations .02, .05C, D, .09A, .11 adopted effective June 25, 1975 (2:14 Md. R. 1015)

Regulation .03 amended effective February 10, 1978

Regulation .06, .16, and .18 amended effective October 29, 1975 (2:24 Md. R. 1480)

Chapter renumbered effective June 23, 1976 (3:13 Md. R. 721)

Regulation .16 amended effective August 16, 1982 (9:16 Md. R. 1603)

Chapter revised effective December 12, 2011 (38:25 Md. R. 1580)

Regulation .05E adopted effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 243)

Regulation .06 amended effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 243)

Regulation .07 amended effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 243)

Regulation .08 amended effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 243)

Regulation .10A amended effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 13)

Regulation .10E, F adopted effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 13)