The owner of any vessel already covered by a number in effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state must record the number before operating the vessel on the waters of this State. The recordation must be in the manner and pursuant to the procedure required for the award of a number under NRS 488.075, but no additional or substitute number may be issued.

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 488.085

  • Owner: means :

    (a) A person having all the incidents of ownership, including the legal title of a vessel, whether or not he or she lends, rents or pledges the vessel;

    (b) A debtor under a security agreement relating to a vessel; or

    (c) A person, other than a secured party, who has a property right with regard to a human-powered vessel, including, without limitation, a person entitled to use or possess a human-powered vessel subject to a security interest of another person. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035

  • Vessel: means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Nevada Revised Statutes 488.035