5-1-37: MOTORBOAT OR SAILBOAT REGISTRATION NUMBER REQUIREMENTS:

   A.   Regulations:

      1.   The assigned motorboat or sailboat registration number shall:

         a.   Be painted or permanently attached to each side of the forward half of the motorboat or sailboat;

         b.   Consist of plain vertical block characters not less than three inches (3") in height;

         c.   Contrast with the color of the background and be distinctly visible and legible;

         d.   Have spaces or hyphens equal to the width of a letter between the letter and numeral groupings; and

         e.   Read from left to right.

      2.   A motorboat or sailboat with a valid marine document issued by the United States Coast Guard is exempt from the number display requirements of subsection A1 of this section.

      3.   A number other than the number assigned to a motorboat or sailboat or a number for a motorboat or sailboat granted reciprocity under Utah Code Annotated, title 73, chapter 18 may not be painted, attached, or otherwise displayed on either side of the bow of a motorboat or sailboat.

      4.   As used in this section:

MOTORBOAT: Means any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion.

SAILBOAT: Means any vessel having one or more sails and propelled by wind.

      5.   A violation of this section is an infraction. (Ord. 19-12, 7-30-2019)