23-2-515. Registration decal to be displayed. (1) A Montana motorboat, sailboat, or personal watercraft numbered in accordance with the provisions of 23-2-512 or 23-2-513 must display a registration decal. For this purpose the county treasurer, upon proof of payment of the fee in lieu of tax as required by 15-16-202 for motorboats 10 feet in length or longer, sailboats 12 feet in length or longer, or personal watercraft, shall issue a registration decal prepared and furnished by the department of justice with all new certificates of number and, if applicable, all renewals of the certificates of number.
     (2) (a) The registration decal must be of a style and design prescribed by the department of justice.
     (b) The registration decal must be serially numbered .
     (c) The registration decals issued for a motorboat or sailboat do not expire while the motorboat or sailboat remains in the same ownership.
     (3) A registration decal must be displayed on the left side of the forward half, 3 inches aft of the identifying numbers.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 348, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 391, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 514, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 52, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-3504.1; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 312, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 421, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 649, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 577, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 592, L. 2003.