A motorboat or sailboat over 12 feet in length shall not be required to be numbered under this chapter if it is:
(A) Already covered by a number in full force and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state if the boat will not be within this county for a period in excess of 60 consecutive days;
(B) A motorboat or sailboat from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this county;
(C) A motorboat or sailboat whose owner is the United States, a state, or a subdivision thereof, and used solely for official purposes and clearly identifiable;
(D) A ship’s lifeboat;
(E) A motorboat or sailboat belonging to a class of boats which has been exempted from numbering by the Department after that agency has found that an agency of the federal government has a numbering system applicable to the class of motorboats or sailboats to which the motorboat or sailboat in question belongs and would be exempt from numbering if it were subject to the federal law; or
(F) Motorboats while competing in any race previously arranged and announced, or if the boats be designed and intended solely for racing while engaged in navigation incidental to the tuning up of the boats and engines for the race. Testing of motorboats incidental to tuning up of the boats and engines for the race may be accomplished only after obtaining the permission of the local authority.
(1977 Code, § 3:5-2) (Ord. passed 8-11-1992)