MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1167

DEPARTMENT SHALL RECORD ANY TRANSACTION OR TRANSFER OF
NUMBERED BOATS. IT MAY RECORD ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY
OWING ON A VESSEL REQUIRED TO BE NUMBERED AT THE TIME
OF SALE. THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT EFFECT A TRANSFER OF
OWNERSHIP UNTIL THE AMOUNT OF MONEY OWED AS SHOWN ON
THE RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT IS FULLY PAID OR
RECORDED ON THE NEW TITLE. ANY VESSEL THAT IS
REQUIRED TO BE NUMBERED BY §8-712 THAT IS EXEMPT PRIOR
TO JANUARY 1, 1974, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF
THIS TITLE TAX.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 14B, section 6 (c) of the Code,
as amended by Chapter 826, H.B. 989, Acts
of 1973. The rules and regulations
authority provision is proposed for
deletion because it duplicates proposed
section 8-704. The only other changes made
are in style.

(D) ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NUMBER; FORM AND
CONTENTS; INSPECTION; DISPLAY OF NUMBER ON VESSEL. -
UPON RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION IN APPROVED FORM, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT A CERTIFICATE
OF BOAT NUMBER WHICH SHALL CONTAIN THE BOAT NUMBER
ISSUED TO THE VESSEL AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE
DEPARTMENT PRESCRIBES BY RULE OR REGULATION. THE BOAT
NUMBER SHALL BE POCKET SIZE AND SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR
INSPECTION WHEN THE VESSEL IS IN USE. THE OWNER SHALL
PAINT ON OR ATTACH THE BOAT NUMBER TO EACH SIDE OF THE
FORWARD HALF OF THE VESSEL'S HULL OR SUPERSTRUCTURE
FOR WHICH IT IS ISSUED, DISPLAYING IT IN THE MANNER
REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT RULES OR REGULATIONS AND
MAINTAINING IT IN LEGIBLE CONDITION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 14B, section 6(b) of the Code.
The present reference to "identification
number" is proposed for deletion to avoid
confusing the number issued under this
section with the hull identification
number. The "forward half of the vessel"
provision is consistent with the Federal
Boat Safety Act of 1971. The only other
changes made are in style.

(E) EXPIRATION OF CERTIFICATE OF VESSEL SOLD,

TRANSFERRED, ABANDONED.--- IF A VESSEL REQUIRED TO BE

NUMBERED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE IS SOLD, TRANSFERRED,
ABANDONED, LOST, STOLEN, OR DESTROYED, ITS CERTIFICATE