# Iowa Code § 462A.6A: Exemption from display of registration and capacity numbers

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.6A

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 462A.6A
- **Heading:** Exemption from display of registration and capacity numbers
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 462A / Section 462A.6A

## Text

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

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 462A.1 Declaration of policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.3 Powers and duties of commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.3A Public use of water for navigation purposes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.3A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.3B Reciprocity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.3B.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.4 Operation of unnumbered vessels prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.5 Registration and identification number.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.5A Filing bond as assurance of ownership.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.5A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.6 Exemption from registration provisions of this chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.6A Exemption from display of registration and capacity numbers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.6A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.7 Occurrences involving vessels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.8 Transmittal of information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.9 Classification and required equipment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 462A.10 Boat liveries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C462A_S462A.10.md)

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