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Revised Statutes of Missouri

Chapter 306

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 306

Watercraft Regulation and Licensing — Water Patrol Division

306.010Definitions 306.015Vessels, registration, procedure, fee — delinquent application, penalty fee — failure to obtain certificate of title, effect of 306.016United States Coast Guard documented vessels, certificate of registration, requirements — fees and taxes — duration — temporary registration — termination — availability for inspection 306.020Vessels to be numbered — number, where displayed 306.030Certificate of number, application, procedure, contents, fee — numbers, how attached — numbers from federal or other state governments, reciprocity — permanent certificate, when — renewal of certificate, when, how — personal property tax statement and proof of payment required — deposit and use of fees 306.031New or replacement identification number of motor or vessel — securing of number — penalty 306.035Certificate of title, form of 306.040Certified number only on boat 306.050Notice of change of address of certificate holder — procedure 306.060Transfer of ownership of boat, application, fee — temporary certificate of number, fee — contents — dealer issue, record required, contents, penalty 306.070(Repealed L. 1995 H.B. 217 § A)Repealed 306.075Motorized amphibious vehicle, defined — treated as a vessel, not a motor vehicle, exceptions — license required 306.080Vessels exempt from numbering requirements 306.090Maximum sound levels for recreational motorboats — exceptions 306.100Classification of vessels — equipment requirements 306.109Alcoholic drinking devices and containers prohibited on rivers — violation, penalty 306.110(Transferred 2014; now 577.024)Repealed 306.111(Transferred 2014; now 577.025)Repealed 306.112(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491)Repealed 306.113Operate defined — probable cause required 306.114(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491)Repealed 306.115Parasailing, requirements, prohibited, when 306.116(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491)Repealed 306.117(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491)Repealed 306.118(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491)Repealed 306.119(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491)Repealed 306.120Towing persons on skis or surfboard, regulations 306.122Motorboat or vessel operator, minimum age, exceptions, penalty 306.124Aids to navigation and regulatory markers defined — water patrol may mark waters, hearing, notice — markings, effect of — disaster, closing of certain waters — violation, penalty 306.125Operation of watercraft, how — restricted areas, certain vessels, speed allowed, penalty for violations — rulemaking authority — exceptions 306.126Motorboats, regulations as to passenger seating while under way — person in water, flag required, when — slow speed required, when — penalty 306.127Boating safety identification card required, when, requirements, fee — inapplicable, when — temporary boater safety identification card issued, when, rules, fee authorized, expiration date 306.128Boating offenses, offender requirements 306.129Rulemaking authority 306.130Regattas, races and other activities, authorization, regulation of 306.132Watercraft to stop on signal of water patrol or emergency watercraft, when — authorized speed near emergency watercraft — penalty 306.140Accident or collision, duties of operator — report required, when 306.141Confidentiality of all complaints, investigatory reports and information, exceptions 306.142Personal watercraft, regulations — personal flotation devices — age restriction — reasonable and prudent operation — exceptions 306.147Muffler, defined — noise level regulation, muffler system required, certification of manufacturer — exceptions — on-site test to measure noise levels, penalty — application of section 306.150Watercraft livery — records — equipment to be furnished 306.160(Repealed L. 1967 1st Ex. Sess. p. 903 § 1)Repealed 306.161(Repealed L. 2010 H.B. 1868 § A)Repealed 306.162(Repealed L. 1983 H.B. 68 § 1 Revision)Repealed 306.163(Repealed L. 2010 H.B. 1868 § A)Repealed 306.165Water patrol officer, powers, duties and jurisdiction of 306.167Powers of peace officer when working in cooperation with other law enforcement agency 306.168Search warrants, water patrol division may request application for and serve, when 306.170Accident reports to United States on request 306.180Motorboat fund in state treasury, source and use 306.185Water patrol division fund created, use of proceeds 306.190Applicability of regulations — local regulations — special local rules prohibited 306.200Peace officers to enforce 306.210Penalties for violations 306.215Inspections of boats, refusal of or interference with — penalty 306.217Scuba diver's marker, flag required — flag described — boats to avoid — penalty 306.220Personal flotation device, who must wear, when, exception, penalty 306.221Obstruction of traffic or access to boat docks — violation, penalty 306.225Certain counties may regulate size and operation of watercraft on lakes, when (Clay and Jackson counties)306.227(Repealed L. 2010 H.B. 1868 § A)Repealed 306.228(Repealed L. 2010 H.B. 1868 § A)Repealed 306.229(Repealed L. 2010 H.B. 1868 § A)Repealed 306.230(Repealed L. 2010 H.B. 1868 § A)Repealed 306.232(Repealed L. 2010 H.B. 1868 § A)Repealed 306.250Definitions 306.260Boats not to discharge sewage, exception 306.270Marine toilets shall have suitable treatment device 306.280Inspection of boats 306.290Penalties for violations 306.300Definitions — marine sanitation device required — limitations — civil penalty 306.310(Repealed L. 1977 S.B. 60 § 1)Repealed 306.325Vessels on navigable waterways, restrictions on transporting of foodstuffs and beverages — violation, penalty 306.400Liens and encumbrances — valid, perfected, when, how, future advances — boats and motors subject to, when, how determined — revenue to establish security procedure, electronic notices, rulemaking authority 306.405Certificates of title, delivery of, how, to whom — lienholder may elect to have revenue retain electronic title 306.410Duties of parties upon creation of lien or encumbrance — failure of owner to perform certain duties, penalty — name change, authorization to director required 306.415Assignment of lien or encumbrance by lienholder, rights and obligations — perfection by assignee, how 306.420Satisfaction of lien or encumbrance, release of, procedure — duties of lienholder and director of revenue — penalty for unauthorized release of a lien 306.425Provisions of 306.400 to 306.430 exclusive — exceptions 306.430Liens and encumbrances incurred before July 1, 2003 — how terminated, completed and enforced 306.435Repossessed vessels, motorboats and outboard motors, certificate of title — application, procedure, fee, form of — notice — issued, when — director of revenue, duties, rulemaking authority 306.440Owner's failure to indicate lienholder on title application, penalty 306.455Certificate of title for outboard motors and vessels in names of two or more persons, presumptions — exception 306.456Certificate of title for outboard motors and vessels in one person's name, may be surrendered, new certificate issued for one or more other persons — fee 306.458Certificate of title, two or more persons, not held as tenants in common, death of one tenant, transfer to surviving owners, procedure, fee — tenants in common, death of one tenant, procedure to transfer, fee 306.461Certificate of title in beneficiary form — multiple beneficiaries allowed — procedure to issue, content, fee — consent not required for transactions, revocation — interest subject to certain claims — transfer not deemed testamentary 306.463Death of owner and no surviving owner or beneficiary, director of revenue may transfer and issue new certificate, when, procedure to obtain 306.465Rules and regulations, authority to promulgate, procedure 306.530Registration of outboard motors 306.532Certificate of title to designate year of manufacture 306.535Applications, contents, fee — not made within certain period, delinquency fee 306.540Registration by director of revenue, when 306.545Registration number — placement 306.550Certificate forms — duties of seller and purchaser — temporary registration number, issuance, contents 306.555Inspection of outboard motors 306.560Outboard motor registration not required for manufacturers, visitors in state, and motors used solely for racing 306.565Fees — disposition 306.570Destruction of records 306.575Penalty for violation 306.600(Transferred 1985; now 306.217)Repealed 306.850(Repealed L. 1990 H.B. 960)Repealed 306.851(Repealed L. 1994 S.B. 477, et al. § A)Repealed 306.853(Repealed L. 1994 S.B. 477, et al. § A)Repealed 306.900Direct molding process — use of to duplicate hulls prohibited, when — damages and injunctive relief, when 306.903Abandonment of boat dock, penalty — retrieval and disposal — identifying information on dock required, when, penalty 306.906(Repealed L. 1996 S.B. 560 § A)Repealed 306.910Recreational water use — definitions — brochure, distribution, limitation on cost of