Oregon Statutes 830.790 – Certificate or registration fees
(1) The biennial fee for the original or renewal certificate of number or registration is:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 830.790
- Board: means the State Marine Board. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
- Boat: means every description of watercraft, including a seaplane on the water and not in flight, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water, but does not include boathouses, floating homes, air mattresses, beach and water toys or single inner tubes. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
- Length: means the length of a boat measured from end to end over the deck excluding sheer. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
(a) $5 plus $5.95 per foot, or portion thereof, for all sailboats 12 feet in length or more and for all motorboats.
(b) $6, for boats that are assessed by the Department of Revenue under ORS § 308.505 to 308.674.
(c) $6, for amphibious vehicles that are licensed by the Department of Transportation.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, no fee is required for boats owned by eleemosynary organizations which are operated primarily as a part of organized activities for the purpose of teaching youths scoutcraft, camping, seamanship, self-reliance, patriotism, courage and kindred virtues.
(3) Except for the assessment referred to in subsection (1)(b) of this section, the fees provided by this section are in lieu of any other tax or license fee.
(4) The operator of a boat livery holding five or more boats ready for hire may pay a biennial certificate of number fee of $90 plus $10 for each boat instead of the fee otherwise provided in this section.
(5) For each original or renewal certificate fee collected under subsection (1)(a) of this section, the State Marine Board shall deposit $5 of the amount collected into the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund established under ORS § 830.585. [Formerly 488.732; 1997 c.432 § 1; 2003 c.455 § 1; 2015 c.627 § 1; 2019 c.389 § 2]