The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-31

lis, who Will serve as acting ad-
Watercraft. This will affect many
on Seneca Lake here.
eve are striving to get this
newly created division into work
ing order as quickly as possible
early in 1860" Wells said How
ever, it will require some weeks
to implement licensing pro-
cedures, arrange for and distri-
butte license forms and boat
plates and make preparations
for handling an estimated 100000
registrations. 1t is difficult to see
how any pattern of enforcement
can be attempted until Ohio
boaters have had an opportunity
to secure their licenses and be-
come familiar with provisions of
the law"
One of the first responsibilities
of the new division will be to
submit Ohio'S rules and regula-
tions to the u. S. Coast Guard for
review and approval from the
standpoint of compliance with
the Federal Boating Act of 1858.
Rules and regulations cannC .
be officially formulated and
adopted, however, until after the
effective date of the Ohio law
on January l." Wells said.
Temporary regulations will
be adopted Immediately after the
effective date of the law" the
acting administrator pointed out.
Sometime in February a formal
public hearing will be held to
develop permanent rules and
regulations in compliance with
both Ohio and federal laws"
License agents may not be able
to secure license certificates and
boat plates until sometime in
March due to production prob
lens involved in securing some
items, Wells said.
Before the division is fully
functioning, the following must
be accomplished: (a) secure sup
plies of license certificate, forms
and other material for diStribu-
ton to agents, (b) secure metal
boat plates, (c) designate agents
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(d) hold a formal hearing on
rules and regulations after legal
notice has been given in news
papers and (e) establish a COM
plete record-keeping system and
set up accounting and distribu-
ton procedures.
License agents will be located
in all parts of Ohio and a full list
announced through newspapers
as soon as possible. The follow
ing general categories for agents
have been approved: (a) those
agencies which have issued boat
licenses in the past, (b) county
clerks of court, (c) bona fide
marine dealers and CD auto club
representatives in some sections
of the state.
The annual license required
under the law approved by the
General Assembly will be valid
on all public waters of the state.
Fees established are: unmotor-
lied boats Canoes, roWboatS,
RATS, barges, kayaks, except
sailboats), ST.; outboard motor of
less than 25 cubic inches piston
displacement, So; outboard motor
Of more than IS cubic inches pis-
ton displacement, $4; sailboat,
So; sailboat with outboard motor
under Is cubic inches displace-
ment, Sc; sailboat Withoutboard
motor over 25 cubic inches dis
placement, 81; sailboat with in
board motor(s), $3.50; inboard
boat with motor of less than 100
horsepower, $3.50; inboard boat
with motor of 100 horsepower or
over, $40; outboard motor for
use exclusively on rented or
borrowed boats, So. In addition,
the license agent is authorized
to make a 25-cent charge for
preparing the certificate.
After operating costs of the
Division of Watercraft have been
deducted, fees collected for motor
and boat licenses will be alloc-
ated to existing agencies which
own or control boating waters
for patrol and enforcement work,
or for the Improvement of boat
ing facilities.
Upon payment Of the proper
fee to the agent, each boat own
cr Will (a) receive a pocket size
license certificate, (b) be as
signed a permanent number for
his Watercraft and tc) receive
a boat plate for the current year.
The permanent number assigned
to each Watercraft must be
painted or affixed on both sides
| of the bow by the owner and the
boat plate must be attached tC