New Jersey Statutes 12:7-34.38. Numbering of vessels required; exemptions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 12:7-34.38
- Division: means the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
- Documented vessel: means a vessel which has a valid Marine Document issued by the United States Coast Guard or any Federal agency successor thereto. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
- Length: means measurement from end to end over the deck parallel to the centerline excluding sheer, bowsprits, bumpkins, rudders, outboard motors, brackets or other equipment or appendages. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
- Operate: means to navigate, use, control or command a vessel. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
- Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vessel. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Sailboat: means any boat whose sole source of propulsion is the wind. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
- Ship: includes vessels, steamers, canal boats and every boat or structure adapted to navigation or movement from place to place, upon the ocean, lakes, rivers or artificial waterways, either by its own power or otherwise. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Vessel: means a boat or watercraft, other than a sea plane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See New Jersey Statutes 12:7-71
A vessel shall not be required to be numbered under this act if it is:
(a) A documented vessel;
(b) Being legally operated and meets all current requirements pursuant to applicable federal law or a federally-approved numbering system of another state; provided that such vessel shall not have been within this State for a period in excess of 180 consecutive days, unless it is in New Jersey for the purpose of wet or dry storage, or for repairs, in which case the actual time for said storage or repair shall not be counted as included within the 180 days aforesaid; provided, however, that a vessel shall be considered to be based within this State if its owner owns, maintains, leases, or rents space in this State for its storage, mooring, or servicing on other than a transient basis;
(c) From a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this State;
(d) A public vessel of the United States, a state or subdivision or agency thereof;
(e) A ship‘s lifeboat;
(f) Any vessel used exclusively for racing while actually competing in or tuning up for an authorized race held under the auspices of a duly incorporated yacht club or racing association in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Division of State Police and pursuant to a permit duly issued by that division;
(g) A sailboat or vessel, except for power vessels, used exclusively on small lakes and ponds wholly within private lands;
(h) A non-motorized, inflatable surfboard, racing shell, rowing scull, tender for direct transportation between a vessel and the shore and for no other purpose (dinghy), or vessel, except power vessels, of 12 feet or less in length;
(i) A canoe or kayak; or
(j) A sailboat of 12 feet or less in length.
A sailboat shall be required to be numbered under this act if it is any class of one-design sailboat, in excess of 12 feet in length, which is temporarily or permanently equipped with power installed either inboard or outboard.
L.1962,c.73,s.3; amended 1965,c.206,s.4; 1980,c.97,s.2; 1985,c.56,s.1; 1995,c.401,s.20.