HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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8-712.1.

(a)  (1) An owner of a yacht that has a valid document
issued by the United States Coast Guard and that is used
principally on the waters of the State for pleasure shall apply
annually to the Department for validation.

(2)  The Department shall issue a validation sticker
to any person who submits an application and pays a fee as
required by subsection (b) of this section.

(3)  A validation sticker issued under this section
shall be valid through December 31 of the year in which it is
issued.

(b)  The owner of the yacht shall:

(1)  Submit an application to the Department on the
form that it requires and be signed by every owner of the yacht;
and

(2)  Pay to the Department an application fee of $5.

(c)  Within 30 days after the sale or other transfer of a
yacht that is or should be validated under this section:

(1)  The transferor shall give notice of the transfer
to the Department on a form that the Department requires; and

(2)   If the transferee intends to continue to use the
yacht principally on the waters of the State, he shall submit an
application for validation and pay the fee as required by
subsection (b) of this section.

(d)  The validation sticker shall be displayed on or about
the forward half of the yacht.

(e)  Unless the yacht that is subject to the validation
requirement of this section displays a current validation
sticker:

(1)  A person may not operate the yacht on the waters
of the State; and

(2)  The owner may not knowingly permit the yacht to
be operated on the waters of the State.

8-713.

A person may not operate or give permission to operate any
vessel on the waters of the State unless the vessel is numbered
as required by this subtitle.

8-739.