Montana Code 23-2-515. Registration decal to be displayed
23-2-515. Registration decal to be displayed. (1) A Montana motorboat, sailboat, or personal watercraft numbered in accordance with the provisions of 23-2-512 must display a registration decal. For this purpose, the county treasurer, upon proof of payment of the registration fee as required by 61-3-321(10), shall issue a registration decal prepared and furnished by the department of justice with all new certificates of number and, if applicable, all renewals of the certificates of number.
Terms Used In Montana Code 23-2-515
- Department: means the department of fish, wildlife, and parks of the state of Montana. See Montana Code 23-2-502
- Motorboat: means a vessel, including a personal watercraft or pontoon, propelled by any machinery, motor, or engine of any description, whether or not the machinery, motor, or engine is the principal source of propulsion. See Montana Code 23-2-502
- Personal watercraft: means a vessel that uses an outboard motor or an inboard engine powering a water jet pump as its primary source of propulsion and that is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather than by the conventional method of sitting or standing in the vessel. See Montana Code 23-2-502
- Registration decal: means an adhesive sticker produced by the department of justice and issued by the department of justice, an authorized agent as defined in 61-1-101, or a county treasurer to the owner of a motorboat, sailboat, or personal watercraft as proof of payment of fees imposed on the motorboat, sailboat, or personal watercraft for the registration period indicated on the decal as recorded by the department of justice under 61-3-101. See Montana Code 23-2-502
- Sailboat: means a vessel that uses a sail and wind as its primary source of propulsion. See Montana Code 23-2-502
(2)(a) The registration decal must be of a style and design prescribed by the department of justice.
(b)The registration decal must be serially numbered.
(c)The registration decals issued for a motorboat, sailboat, or personal watercraft do not expire while the motorboat, sailboat, or personal watercraft remains in the same ownership.
(3)A registration decal must be displayed on the left side of the forward half, 3 inches aft of the identifying numbers.