PURPOSE: This rule sets out specific requirements to obtain a boat dealer class license.

1. (1) Any person desiring to become licensed as a boat dealer shall obtain a license application form from the commission and shall 12 CSR 60-2

submit to the office of the commission the fully completed form along with any required fees.

1. (2) The application form shall include a form for certification by an authorized law enforcement officer that the applicant has a bona fide established place of business. Arranging for a law enforcement officer to inspect the place of business and to make the certification is the responsibility of the applicant for licensure or licensee.

2. (3) When applying for an original, first-time license, the applicant shall include:

   1. (A) A black and white or color photograph at least four inches by six inches (4" × 6"), but not exceeding eight inches by ten inches (8" × 10"), showing the business building and exterior sign;
   2. (B) A corporate surety bond or an irrevocable letter of credit as required by section 301.560(4), RSMo; and
   3. (C) The business address, not a post office box, and telephone number of the place where the books, records, files and other matters required and necessary to conduct the business are located.
3. (4) To be eligible for unissued licensure, an applicant must intend to sell at least six (6) vessels or vessel trailers during a calendar year and provide evidence at the request of the commission. A person who has sold six

4. (6) vessels or vessel trailers during any calendar year must apply for licensure to continue in business as or act as a boat dealer in the calendar year when the sales were made or any subsequent calendar year. A person who continues to engage in business as or act as a boat dealer after selling six (6) vessels or vessel trailers without obtaining a license is guilty of a class B misdemeanor as set out in section 301.559.1, RSMo, except as provided under section 301.570, RSMo. For renewal of license, a boat dealer must have proof of six (6) sales of vessels or vessel trailers in the previous calendar year. The commission will prorate the six (6) sales of a vessel or vessel trailer in accordance to the following schedule:

   1. (A) After March 1—five (5) vessels or vessel trailers;
   2. (B) After May 1—four (4) vessels or vessel trailers;
   3. (C) After July 1—three (3) vessels or vessel trailers;
   4. (D) After September 1—two (2) vessels or vessel trailers; and
   5. (E) After November 1—one (1) vessel or vessel trailer. AUTHORITY: section 301.553, RSMo (Cum. Supp. 1989).* Original rule filed July 10, 1989, effective Sept. 28, 1989.

*Original authority 1988, amended 1989.