306.080. Vessels exempt from numbering requirements.

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306.080. Vessels exempt from numbering requirements. — A vessel shall not be required to be numbered under this chapter if it is:

(1)Already covered by a number in full force and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state; except that the boat shall not have been within this state for a period in excess of sixty consecutive days;

(2)A vessel from a country other than the United States using the waters of this state for not more than sixty consecutive days;

(3)A vessel whose owner is the United States;

(4)A ship's lifeboat which is used solely for lifesaving purposes;

(5)A vessel documented by the United States Coast Guard or any federal successor thereto; or

(6)A motorboat designed and intended solely for racing while competing in any race previously approved by the water patrol division in accordance with section 306.130 . This exemption shall include operation within a twenty-four-hour period prior to such approved race in order to test or tune up the motorboat.

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(L. 1959 S.B. 142 § 5, A.L. 1969 S.B. 194, A.L. 1985 H.B. 280, et al., A.L. 1993 H.B. 218, A.L. 1994 S.B. 477, et al., A.L. 1995 H.B. 217)