No manufacturer, importer, dealer or other person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a new watercraft or outboard motor to a dealer to be used by such dealer for purposes of display and resale, without delivering to such dealer a manufacturer's or importer's certificate executed in accordance with this section, and with such assignments thereon as are necessary to show title in the purchaser thereof. No dealer shall purchase or acquire a new watercraft or outboard motor without obtaining from the seller thereof such manufacturer's or importer's certificate.
A manufacturer's or importer's certificate of the origin of a watercraft or outboard motor shall contain the following information, in such form and together with such further information as the Chief of the Ohio Division of Watercraft may require:
(a) Description of the watercraft or outboard motor, including make, if any, year, length, series or model, if any, body type and manufacturer's serial number;
(b) Certification of the date of transfer of the watercraft or outboard motor to a distributor or dealer or other transferee, and the name and address of such transferee;
(c) Certification that this was the first transfer of such new watercraft or outboard motor in ordinary trade and commerce; and
(d) Signature and address of a representative of the transferor. An assignment of a manufacturer's or importer's certificate before a notary public or other officer empowered to administer oaths shall be printed on the reverse side of the manufacturer's or importer's certificate in the form to be prescribed by the Chief. Such assignment form shall include the name and address of the transferee, a certification that the watercraft or outboard motor is new, and a warranty that the title at the time of delivery is subject only to such liens and encumbrances as are set forth and described in full in the assignment. (ORC 1548.05)