ENTITLED, An Act to  require certain boats documented by the United States Coast Guard to be registered, to revise certain provisions regarding the numbering of boats, and to allow the Game, Fish and Parks Commission to establish a fee for a temporary boat license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  That chapter 32-3A be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     Any owner whose boat is registered and documented in accordance with United States Coast Guard regulations is not required to display a South Dakota boat number nor obtain a South Dakota certificate of title on the boat. However, if the boat is used on the waters of this state, the boat shall be registered and shall display South Dakota boat license validation decals. The owner shall attach to each side of the bow of the boat a validation decal. At the time of application for the boat license, the owner shall furnish proof of tax paid on the boat. Boat license validation decals expire on December thirty-first of the terminal year for the period issued. The owner can apply for renewal validation decals as early as December first for the following year.
     Section  2.  That § 32-3A-11 be amended to read as follows:
     32-3A-11.   A boat is not required to be numbered under this chapter if it is:

             (1)    A boat covered by a number still in effect which was awarded pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state, a boat that has not been in this state for more than sixty days, or a boat that has not been berthed for a contract period of more than sixty days in marina facilities controlled by this state;

             (2)    A boat from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this state;

             (3)    A boat whose owner is the United States, a state, or subdivision thereof;

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             (4)    A racing boat competing in a regatta or boat race approved by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission or operating during a period not to exceed forty-eight hours immediately preceding the race and the remainder of the race day; or

             (5)    A boat owned or operated by a person who is participating in a fishing tournament permitted by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks, provided the boat has been issued a temporary boat license valid in South Dakota for a period of ten consecutive days at a fee set by rules promulgated by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission pursuant to chapter 1-26.

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An Act to require certain boats documented by the United States Coast Guard to be registered, to revise certain provisions regarding the numbering of boats, and to allow the Game, Fish and Parks Commission to establish a fee for a temporary boat license.

========================= I certify that the attached Act originated in the HOUSE as Bill No. 1046

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Chief Clerk

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Speaker of the House

Attest:

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Chief Clerk

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President of the Senate

Attest:

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Secretary of the Senate

House Bill No. 1046
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______     =========================
Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,

20____ at ____________ M.

By _________________________
for the Governor

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The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________ , A.D., 20___

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Governor

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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

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Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.

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Secretary of State

By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State