NAC488.120. Vessel for which marine documentation pending or issued by Coast Guard: Temporary operating permit; certificate of number and validation decal.

     1. The Department may issue a temporary operating permit to a vessel owner who has applied to the United States Coast Guard for a marine document and who is awaiting approval for such a document.

     2. A vessel owner who requests a temporary operating permit must provide to the Department a copy of the application for a marine document that:

     (a) The vessel owner submitted to the United States Coast Guard; and

     (b) Includes the vessel’s physical description and hull identification number.

     3. A temporary operating permit issued by the Department pursuant to subsection 1 is valid:

     (a) For the time period prescribed by the Department on the permit, not to exceed 90 days; and

     (b) Only on the waters of this State.

     4. The Department shall issue a certificate of number and validation decal for a vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the United States Coast Guard if the vessel owner presents to the Department a copy of that marine document.

     [Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, Motorboat Reg. No. 100 § 15, eff. 2-10-82]—(NAC A by R122-03, 1-20-2004; R134-04, 10-28-2004)