equipment of vessels the provisions of which are identical to the provisions of this chapter, amendments thereto or regulations issued thereunder. 2. Such ordinances or local laws shall be operative only so long as and to the extent that they continue to be identical to provisions of this chapter, amendments thereto or regulations issued thereunder. 3. Any subdivision of this state may, at any time, but only after public notice, make formal application to the Commission for special rules and regulations with reference to the operation of vessels on any waters within its territorial limits and shall set forth therein the reasons which make such special rules or regulations necessary or appropriate. 4. The Commission may make special rules and regulations with reference to the operation of vessels on any waters within the territorial limits of any subdivision of this state. (Added to NRS by 1960, 481; A 1965, 1067)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 488.345) OWNERSHIP, REGISTRATION AND NUMBERING NRS 488.065 Operation of unnumbered or uncertified motorboat prohibited. 1. Every motorboat on the waters of this state must be numbered and titled, except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 and NRS 488.175. 2. Upon receipt of an original application for a certificate of ownership or for transfer of a certificate of ownership on an undocumented motorboat, the Department may assign an appropriate builder’s hull number to the motorboat whenever there is no builder’s number thereon, or when the builder’s number has been destroyed or obliterated. The builder’s number must be permanently marked on an integral part of the hull which is accessible for inspection. 3. A person shall not operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat on the waters of this state unless: (a) The motorboat is numbered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or with the federally approved numbering system of another state; (b) The certificate of number awarded to the motorboat is in effect; (c) The identifying number set forth in the certificate of number is displayed on each side of the bow of the motorboat; and (d) A valid certificate of ownership has been issued to the owner of any motorboat required to be numbered under this chapter. 4. Any person who purchases or otherwise owns a motorboat before January 1, 1972, is not required to obtain title for the motorboat until he transfers any portion of his ownership in the motorboat to another person. (Added to NRS by 1960, 474; A 1971, 1378; 1985, 342, 1962; 1993, 1645; 2003, 1567, 2823) NRS 488.075 Number, certificate of number and certificate of ownership: Application; issuance; fees; location of number on boat. 1. The owner of each motorboat requiring numbering by this state shall file an application for a number and for a certificate of ownership with the Department on forms approved by it accompanied by: (a) Proof of payment of Nevada sales or use tax as evidenced by proof of sale by a Nevada dealer or by a certificate of use tax paid issued by the Department of Taxation, or by proof of exemption from those taxes as provided in NRS 372.320. (b) Such evidence of ownership as the Department may require. The Department shall not issue a number, a certificate of number or a certificate of ownership until this evidence is presented to it. 2. The application must be signed by the owner of the motorboat and must be accompanied by a fee of $20 for the certificate of ownership and a fee according to the following schedule as determined by the straight line length which is measured from the tip of the bow to the back of the transom of the motorboat: Less than 13 feet...................................................................................................... $20 13 feet or more but less than 18 feet........................................................................ 25 18 feet or more but less than 22 feet........................................................................ 40 22 feet or more but less than 26 feet........................................................................ 55 26 feet or more but less than 31 feet........................................................................ 75 31 feet or more ......................................................................................................... 100 Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, all fees received by the Department under the provisions of this chapter must be deposited in the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund and may be expended only for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. On or before December 31 of each year, the Department shall deposit with the respective county school districts 50 percent of each fee collected according to the motorboat’s length for every motorboat registered from their respective counties. Upon receipt of the application in approved form, the Department shall enter the application upon the records of its office and issue to the applicant a certificate of number stating the number awarded to the motorboat, a certificate of ownership stating the same information and the name and address of the registered owner and the legal owner. 3. A certificate of number may be renewed each year by the purchase of a validation decal. The fee for a validation decal is determined by the straight line length of the motorboat and is equivalent to the fee set forth in the schedule provided in subsection 2. The amount of the fee for issuing a duplicate validation decal is $20. 4. The owner shall paint on or attach to each side of the bow of the motorboat the identification number in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations of the Commission in order that the number may be clearly visible. The number must be maintained in legible condition. 5. The certificate of number must be available at all times for inspection on the motorboat for which issued, whenever the motorboat is in operation. 6. The Commission shall provide by regulation for the issuance of numbers to manufacturers and dealers which may be used interchangeably upon motorboats operated by the manufacturers and dealers in connection with the demonstration, sale or exchange of those motorboats. The amount of the fee for each such a number is $20. (Added to NRS by 1960, 475; A 1963, 783; 1965, 1061; 1969, 562; 1971, 757, 1378; 1975, 643, 1747, 1749, 1783, 1785; 1979, 912; 1981, 182; 1983, 333; 1985, 1963; 1987, 854; 1991, 2106; 1993, 1026, 1646; 1995, 553; 2003, 1568, 2553) NRS 488.078 Department to submit certain information to Division of Welfare and Supportive Services. [Expires by limitation on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.] The Department shall, upon request of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services, submit to the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services the name, address and social security number of each person who has been issued a certificate of number or a validation decal and any pertinent changes in that information. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2081; A 2003, 1569) NRS 488.085 Recordation in this State of number previously awarded pursuant to federally approved numbering system of another state. The owner of any motorboat already covered by a number in effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state must record the number before operating the motorboat on the waters of this state in excess of the 90-day reciprocity period provided for in NRS 488.175. The recordation must be in the manner and pursuant to t

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