A. Regulations:
1. Except as provided by Utah Code Annotated, section 73-18-9, the owner of each motorboat and sailboat on the waters of this State shall register it with the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation as provided in Utah Code Annotated, title 73, chapter 18.
2. A person may not place, give permission for the placement of, operate, or give permission for the operation of a motorboat or sailboat on the waters of this State, unless the motorboat or sailboat is registered as provided in Utah Code Annotated, title 73, chapter 18.
3. The owner of a motorboat or sailboat required to be registered shall file an application for registration with the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation on forms approved by the division.
a. The owner of the motorboat or sailboat shall sign the application and pay the fee set by the Utah Board of Parks and Recreation in accordance with Utah Code Annotated, section 63J-1-504.
b. Before receiving a registration card and registration decals, the applicant shall provide the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation with a certificate from the County Assessor of the county in which the motorboat or sailboat has situs for taxation, stating that:
(1) The Property Tax on the motorboat or sailboat for the current year has been paid;
(2) In the County Assessor's opinion, the Property Tax is a lien on real property sufficient to secure the payment of the Property Tax; or
(3) The motorboat or sailboat is exempt by law from payment of Property Tax for the current year.
c. If the Utah Board of Parks and Recreation modifies the fee under subsection A3a of this section, the modification shall take effect on the first day of the calendar quarter after ninety (90) days from the day on which the board provides the State Tax Commission:
(1) Notice from the board stating that the board will modify the fee; and
(2) A copy of the fee modification.
4. The nonresident owner of any motorboat or sailboat already covered by a valid number that has been assigned to it according to Federal law or a Federally approved numbering system of the owner's resident state is exempt from registration while operating the motorboat or sailboat on the waters of this State unless the owner is operating in excess of the reciprocity period provided for in Utah Code Annotated, section 73-18-9(1).
5. If the ownership of a motorboat or sailboat changes, the new owner shall file a new application form and fee with the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation, and the division shall issue a new registration card and registration decals in the same manner as provided for in subsection A3 of this section.
a. The Utah Division of Parks and Recreation shall reassign the current number assigned to the motorboat or sailboat to the new owner to display on the motorboat or sailboat.
6. Each registration, registration card, and decal issued under Utah Code Annotated, title 73, chapter 18 shall continue in effect for twelve (12) months, beginning with the first day of the calendar month of registration.
a. A registration may be renewed by the owner in the same manner provided for in the initial application.
b. The Utah Division of Parks and Recreation shall reassign the current number assigned to the motorboat or sailboat when the registration is renewed.
7. Each registration, registration card, and registration decal expires the last day of the month in the year following the calendar month of registration.
a. If the last day of the registration period falls on a day in which the appropriate State or County offices are not open for business, the registration of the motorboat or sailboat is extended to twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight of the next business day.
8. The Utah Division of Parks and Recreation may receive applications for registration renewal and issue new registration cards at any time before the expiration of the registration, subject to the availability of renewal materials.
a. The new registration shall retain the same expiration month as recorded on the original registration even if the registration has expired.
b. The year of registration shall be changed to reflect the renewed registration period.
c. If the registration renewal application is an application generated by the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation through its automated system, the owner is not required to surrender the last registration card or duplicate.
9. A registered owner shall notify the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation within fifteen (15) days if the owner's address changes from the address appearing on the registration card and shall, as a part of this notification, furnish the division with the owner's new address.
10. A motorboat or sailboat registration and number are invalid if obtained by knowingly falsifying an application for registration.
11. 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.
12. A violation of this section is an infraction. (Ord. 19-12, 7-30-2019)