Exemption from display of registration and capacity numbers.

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IA Code › Title XI › Chapter 462A › Section 462A.6A

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The following vessels are exempt from displaying a registration number and a passenger capacity number as required in section 462A.5:

(1) Authentically constructed native American styled craft including birchbark canoes, dugout canoes, competitive racing shells, reed boats, and skin-covered canoes or boats.

(2) Historically styled craft such as keel boats used only during historic recreations or public demonstrations.

(3) A vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the United States coast guard and the vessel bears the identification required in the document.

(4) A sailboard. However, the registration decal shall be attached to the bottom surface of the bow.

88 Acts, ch 1183, §2C89, §106.6A92 Acts, ch 1131, §2C93, §462A.6A

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