There are numerous legal requirements for owning a boat in Nevada including registration requirements, fitness for use, and drunk boating prohibitions. Nevada’s boating laws are listed in Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 488 called the “Nevada Boat Act.” The purpose of the boating laws is to promote safety and uniform laws for boating throughout the state. Municipalities may adopt rules that match state law.
A vessel is every watercraft that’s used as a means of transportation except a seaplane. The Nevada Boat Act covers any vessel in the state. Motorboats are any vessels that are propelled by machinery.