May - Tax bills mailed to boat owners by the Norfolk City Treasurer. May 1 - Deadline to display decal on pleasure boats. Commercial Boats Back to Top Boats registered for business are not required to purchase a boat decal. Our office receives lists from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the United States Coast Guard on an annual basis. Please make sure any changes in your registration status are reported to the proper authorities.
Exemption is verified by submission of a current Leaving and Earnings Statement.
However, boats cannot be registered jointly with a non-military member. If a boat is registered jointly in the name of a military and a non-military person, it will be taxable and will require a boat decal. Members of the military whose state of residency is Virginia are taxable. Copyright 2001 Norfolk Commissioner of the Revenue. All rights reserved.