A. Regulations:
1. Every motorboat and sailboat on the waters of this State shall be numbered.
2. No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat or sailboat on the waters of this State unless the motorboat or sailboat is numbered in accordance with:
a. Utah Code Annotated, title 73, chapter 18;
b. Applicable Federal law; or
c. A Federally-approved numbering system of another state, if the owner is a resident of that state and his motorboat or sailboat has not been in this State in excess of sixty (60) days for the calendar year.
3. The number assigned to a motorboat or sailboat in accordance with Utah Code Annotated, title 73, chapter 18, applicable Federal law, or a Federally-approved numbering system of another state shall be displayed on each side of the bow of the motorboat or sailboat.
a. This subsection A3 does not apply to any vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the United States Coast Guard.
4. As used in this section:
MOTORBOAT: Means any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion.
OPERATE: Means to navigate, control, or otherwise use a motorboat or sailboat.
OWNER: Means a person, other than a lien holder, holding a proprietary interest in or the title to a vessel.
a. "Owner" includes a person entitled to the use or possession of a vessel subject to an interest by another person, reserved or created by agreement and securing payment or performance of an obligation.
b. "Owner" does not include a lessee under a lease not intended as security.
SAILBOAT: Means any vessel having one or more sails and propelled by wind.
VESSEL: Means every type of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
WATERS OF THIS STATE: Means any waters within the territorial limits of this State.
5. A violation of this section is an infraction. (Ord. 19-12, 7-30-2019)