§ 93.4. Certificate of registration.
(a) The owner shall sign the certificate of registration, Form PFBC-730b, in ink to validate the registration.
(b) The Commission will mark a boat rental business’s certificate of registration with ‘‘rental business.’’ When the motor is not rented with the boat, the description of the propulsion and type of fuel shall be omitted from the certificate of registration.
(c) A boat’s owner or representative who rents or leases a boat less than 26 feet long to someone else for noncommercial use for less than 7 days may retain the certificate of registration at the place from which the boat is rented. These boats shall be identified as required by § 117.3(d) (relating to responsibilities) while in use and comply with this subpart. A copy of the lease or rental agreement, signed by the owner or his representative and by the person renting or leasing the boat, that shows the registration number of the boat and the period of time for which the boat is rented or leased, shall be onboard and presented for inspection by an authorized officer requesting it.
(d) Each dealer’s, jobber’s and manufacturer’s certificate shall be plainly marked ‘‘dealer,’’ ‘‘jobber’’ or ‘‘manufacturer’’ in lieu of the description of the boat. The certificate of registration shall be onboard when a boat displaying the number is in use.
(e) Boating without a certificate of registration onboard.
(1) When a resident of this Commonwealth is found operating a boat without the required certificate of registration onboard and claims that the boat is validly registered, the apprehending officer shall give the operator 7 days to produce the original certificate.
(2) If it is inconvenient for the operator to produce the certificate in person, the officer may permit the operator to mail the original certificate to the officer for verification. The operator shall provide a stamped self-addressed envelope for the return of the certificate. If the officer permits the operator to mail the original certificate to the officer, the officer shall provide the operator with a receipt or other documentation allowing continued operation of the boat during the period the original certificate is not in possession.
(3) If the operator fails to send the original certificate within the 7-day period, the officer shall institute summary proceedings against the operator in the manner prescribed by law.
Authority The provisions of this § 93.4 amended under 30 Pa.C.S. § § 5122 and 5325; section 10 of the Sunshine Act (65 P.S. § 280); and section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 186).
Source The provisions of this § 93.4 amended June 3, 1994, effective June 4, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 2795; amended January 2, 1998, effective January 3, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 40; amended November 5, 1999, effective November 6, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 5717; amended September 29, 2000, effective September 30, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 5013; amended July 26, 2013, effective July 27, 2013, 43 Pa.B. 4214. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (365083) to (365084).
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