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MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-709 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-709 - Waterway Improvement Fund -- List of Requests for Use to Be Included in Department's Annual Budget Request; Expenditures From Fund Without Legislative Approval; Use of Fund for Administrative Expenses

    (a)    The Department shall include in its annual budget request an itemized list of requests for the use of any available money from the Waterway Improvement Fund for the projects under § 8–707 of this subtitle. The Department’s list shall include a brief description of each project, an estimate of its cost, and the benefits to be derived from it. The list shall designate which projects are financed solely by the Waterway Improvement Fund, which are matching fund projects, and which are interest–free loan projects.    (b)    Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, in any fiscal year the Department may expend from the Waterway Improvement Fund without legislative approval a total sum of not more than $225,000. Of this amount, a sum of not more than $125,000 may be expended for small projects under § 8–707(a)(3) and (4) of this subtitle, subject to the limitation that a single project of this kind may not exceed $5,000 in cost to the Waterway Improvement Fund, and a sum of not more than $100,000 may be expended for boating safety and education.    (c)    Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Department may propose an appropriation from the Waterway Improvement Fund to support marine operations of the Natural Resources Police not exceeding:        (1)    $1,700,000 in the Department’s fiscal year 2006 budget; and        (2)    $2,000,000 in the Department’s fiscal year 2007 budget, and every year thereafter.    (d)    Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section:        (1)    For fiscal year 2006 through fiscal year 2009, as provided in the State budget, the Department may use up to the following percentage of the moneys in the Waterway Improvement Fund for administrative expenses directly relating to implementing the purposes of the Waterway Improvement Fund:            (i)    In fiscal year 2006, 8%;            (ii)    In fiscal year 2007, 6%;            (iii)    In fiscal year 2008, 4%; and            (iv)    In fiscal year 2009, 2%.        (2)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, for each of the fiscal years after fiscal year 2009, the Department may use up to $750,000 in the Waterway Improvement Fund for administrative expenses directly relating to implementing the purposes of the Waterway Improvement Fund.        (3)    For fiscal year 2016 only, the Department may use up to $1,625,000 in the Waterway Improvement Fund for administrative expenses directly relating to implementing the purposes of the Waterway Improvement Fund.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-709.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-709.1 - Limitation of Marina Slips

    (a)    This section applies to any public or private marina that is located on the navigable waters of the State.    (b)    Except as provided under § 9-333 of the Environment Article, on or after July 1, 1989 a person may not construct:        (1)    Any additional slips at an existing marina that would result in a total slip capacity of more than 10 slips; or        (2)    A new marina with more than 10 slips on the navigable waters of the State.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-710 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-710 - Manufacturer's or Dealer's License

    (a)    A manufacturer or dealer may not conduct his business in the State unless licensed as a manufacturer or dealer pursuant to regulations the Department adopts.    (b)    An out-of-state or foreign manufacturer or dealer shall be exempted from licensing solely for purposes of displaying and selling vessels at a boat show, boat exposition, or outdoor recreation show if the show or exposition is 14 consecutive days or less duration, admission taxes are paid on charges for admission to the show or exposition, and the manufacturer or dealer does not principally own, control, or manage the show or exposition.    (c)    Application for a manufacturer’s or dealer’s license is made on the form the Department prescribes and contains the name and address of the applicant. If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall include the name and address of each partner. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall contain the names of the principal officers of the corporation, the state of incorporation, the addresses of every place where the business is conducted, the nature of the business, and any other information the Department requires. Every application shall be verified by oath or affirmation of the applicant if an individual, or by the partner or officer if the applicant is a partnership or corporation. A license fee fixed by the Department not to exceed $25 shall accompany every application.    (d)    After receiving the required application and fee, the Department issues a license certificate to the applicant which entitles him to conduct business as a manufacturer or dealer during the calendar year in which the license is issued. Every license expires on December 31 of each year in which issued. The license may be renewed upon annual application and payment of the required fee.    (e)    (1)    The Department may refuse to issue a license or, after written notice to the licensee and a hearing, may cancel a license when the Department determines that the applicant or licensee has failed to comply with the provisions of this subtitle.        (2)    On petition of the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General, and after written notice to a licensee and a hearing, the Department may revoke or suspend the license of a dealer if the Department determines that the licensee has violated § 13-301 or § 13-303 of the Commercial Law Article.    (f)    If, during the period for which a dealer’s or manufacturer’s license is issued, there is any change in the factual information furnished to the Department by the licensee in connection with obtaining or retaining the license or a renewal of the license, the change shall be truly, fully, and promptly communicated to the Department in writing on forms provided by the Department. The applicant shall sign the form and certify that the information given is true and correct.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-710.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-710.1 - Bonds of Manufacturers or Dealers

    (a)    Prior to the issuance of a boat dealer’s or manufacturer’s license, each applicant shall file with the Department acceptable evidence of a bond or other security deemed sufficient and adequate by the Department for the payment of fees and taxes the applicant receives based upon the applicant’s volume of sales and the class of boat dealer’s or manufacturer’s license which the applicant has requested. The bond shall be for the use and benefit of the Department and any member of the public who suffers or sustains any loss by reason of any violation of this subtitle by the licensee, the licensee’s agent, or the licensee’s employee. The Department may also use the bond to recover any penalty and interest charged to the licensee based on a failure to pay the fees or taxes received by the applicant.    (b)    If any licensee fails to file acceptable evidence that the bond required by this section has been extended prior to the expiration of the bond, the licensee’s dealer’s or manufacturer’s license automatically is suspended upon expiration of the bond. The suspension shall terminate when the licensee files with the Department acceptable evidence of a bond or other security deemed sufficient and adequate by the Department for the payment of fees and taxes the licensee receives based upon the licensee’s volume of sales and the class of boat dealer’s and manufacturer’s license which the licensee has been issued.    (c)    An applicant for a boat dealer’s or manufacturer’s license who also is applying for a title service agent’s license or a trailer dealer’s license with the Motor Vehicle Administration may file evidence of a bond or other security deemed adequate and sufficient by both the Motor Vehicle Administration and the Department with respect to the applicant’s obligations and liabilities under this section and § 15-308 or § 15-604 of the Transportation Article.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-710.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-710.2 - Temporary Certificates of Boat Number

    (a)    The Department may design temporary certificates of boat number and furnish them to any licensed boat dealer.    (b)    (1)    For any vessel that is to be used principally in Maryland, a licensed dealer may issue 1 temporary certificate of boat number to the person who buys the vessel from the dealer.        (2)    A dealer may not issue a temporary certificate of boat number unless:            (i)    The taxes and other fees as required by this subtitle are paid to the dealer; and            (ii)    An application for Maryland certificate of boat title and number or a purchaser’s application for transfer of a Maryland certificate of boat title is completed and signed by the purchaser of the vessel.        (3)    (i)    Before issuing a temporary certificate of boat number, the dealer shall complete the certificate by writing in the information required by the Department.            (ii)    A temporary certificate of boat number is not valid unless the dealer completes the certificate as required by this subsection.        (4)    The dealer may not issue more than 1 temporary certificate for any vessel. If the temporary certificate is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the owner must apply to the Department for a certificate of boat number.        (5)    Within 30 days after a dealer issues a temporary certificate of boat number, the dealer shall mail a copy of the temporary certificate to the Department.    (c)    A temporary certificate of boat number expires when the first of either of the following occurs:        (1)    A certificate of boat number for the vessel is issued by the Department; or        (2)    60 days expire from the date the temporary certificate was issued by the dealer.    (d)    In addition to any other sanction under this subtitle, on failure of a dealer to forward to the Department taxes and fees within 30 days of collection, the Department may declare forfeited the bond or other security filed by the dealer under this subtitle.    (e)    The Department may require the return of all temporary certificates from any dealer who has not complied with any provision of this subtitle.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-710.3 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-710.3 - Excise Tax on Sales of Vessels

    (a)    A licensed boat dealer shall collect the excise tax on all sales of vessels to be titled and numbered and on all sales of vessels to be federally documented to be used in the State as required under §§ 8-712 and 8-716 of this subtitle.    (b)    A licensed boat dealer who operates a bare-boat charter shall insure that any owner of a vessel in the fleet of the dealer to be used in the State has:        (1)    Complied with §§ 8-712 and 8-716 of this subtitle; and        (2)    Numbered the vessel to be chartered in the State as the state of principal use.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-711 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-711 - Hull Identification Number of Vessel

    (a)    Every vessel whose construction is begun after October 31, 1972 shall have a hull identification number assigned and affixed as required by the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971. The Department shall determine the procedures for application and for issuance of the hull identification number.    (b)    A person may not destroy, remove, alter, cover, or deface the manufacturer’s hull identification number, the plate bearing it, or any hull identification number the Department assigns to any vessel without the Department’s permission.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-712.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-712.1 - Vessel Validation Sticker

    (a)    (1)    An owner of a vessel that has a valid document issued by the United States Coast Guard and that is used principally on the waters of the State for pleasure shall apply to the Department for a Maryland use sticker.        (2)    The Department shall issue a Maryland use sticker to any person who submits an application and pays a fee as required by subsection (b) of this section.        (3)    The Maryland use sticker issued under this section shall be valid for a period not to exceed 2 years expiring on December 31 of the calendar year following the year the sticker is issued.    (b)    The owner of the vessel shall:        (1)    Submit an application to the Department on the form that the Department requires and be signed by every owner of the vessel; and        (2)    Pay to the Department an application fee of $10 for the 2-year sticker.    (c)    Within 30 days after the sale or other transfer of a vessel that is displaying or should display a sticker under this section:        (1)    The transferor shall give notice of the transfer to the Department on a form that the Department requires; and        (2)    If the transferee intends to continue to use the vessel principally on the waters of the State, the transferee shall submit an application for a Maryland use sticker and pay the fee as required by subsection (b) of this section.    (d)    The Maryland use sticker shall be displayed on or about the forward half of the vessel.    (e)    Unless the vessel that is subject to the requirement of this section displays a current sticker:        (1)    A person may not operate the vessel on the waters of the State; and        (2)    The owner may not knowingly permit the vessel to be operated on the waters of the State.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-712.3 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-712.3 - Rentals of Livery Vessels

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Livery vessel owner” means a person who engages in whole or in part in the business of renting, leasing, or chartering a Class A vessel for a period of less than 24 hours.        (3)    “Class A vessel” means a motorboat that is less than 16 feet in length as defined by the U.S. Coast Guard in 46 C.F.R. § 24.10–17.        (4)    “Seaworthy condition” means the ability to withstand ordinary stress of wind, waves, and other weather that the vessel might normally be expected to encounter.    (b)    A livery vessel owner or an agent or employee of the livery vessel owner may not rent or offer for rent a Class A vessel to be operated on the waters of the State unless:        (1)    Each vessel is in seaworthy condition and equipped for the waters where the vessel is intended to be used; and        (2)    The livery vessel owner or agent or employee of the livery vessel owner possesses a boating safety certificate approved by the Department.    (c)    A violation of subsection (b) of this section shall be considered a boating safety violation for purposes of § 8-740(a) of this subtitle.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-713 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-713 - Operation of Unnumbered Vessel Prohibited

    A person may not operate or give permission to operate any vessel on the waters of the State unless the vessel is numbered as required by this subtitle.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-713.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-713.1 - Operating Vessel With Number, Name, or Home Port Concealed

    (a)    This section does not supersede § 4-1013(a) and (b) of this article, which provides for the display of an oyster dredge boat identification number.    (b)    A person may not operate knowingly a vessel on the navigable waters of the State while the number, name, or home port designation of the vessel, as assigned or documented by the United States Coast Guard or cleared by the United States Customs Service, is concealed, covered, or defaced.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not less than 1 month and not exceeding 6 months or a fine of not less than $150 and not exceeding $500 or both.    (d)    In addition to the penalties under subsection (c) of this section, the court may order that the vessel be:        (1)    Forfeited to the State; and        (2)    Delivered to the Department for the disposition that is most advantageous to the State in the discretion of the Department.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-714 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-714 - Manufacturer's or Dealer's Transfer of Vessel Numbers; Restriction on Use of Manufacturer's or Dealer's Number

    (a)    If a licensed dealer or manufacturer owns a vessel mainly used in the dealer’s or manufacturer’s business and held for sale and that otherwise is required to be numbered under this title, the dealer or manufacturer may apply to the Department for the issuance of as many dealer’s or manufacturer’s certificates of number as are required for the normal operation of business and as the Department authorizes. A broker licensed as a dealer may not obtain manufacturer’s or dealer’s certificates.    (b)    Numbers displayed by authority of manufacturer’s or dealer’s certificates of number may be transferred from 1 vessel to another vessel owned by the manufacturer or dealer and may be affixed in a temporary manner. These numbers shall be used only on vessels demonstrated, tested, or owned by the manufacturer or dealer, and these numbers are not valid for use on the vessels when chartered, rented, or leased by the manufacturer or dealer.    (c)    Each application for the manufacturer’s or dealer’s certificates of number shall be on forms the Department approves and be accompanied by a fee of $24. The certificate of number issued under this section is valid for a period not to exceed 2 years and shall expire on December 31 of the calendar year following the year the certificate is issued.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-717 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-717 - Certificate of Title -- Duplicate if Original Missing or Damaged

    (a)    If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if there is none, the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the Department’s records within 30 days shall obtain a duplicate by applying to the Department. The applicant shall furnish information concerning the original certificate and the circumstances of its loss, mutilation, or destruction as the Department requires. Mutilated or illegible certificates shall be returned to the Department with the application for a duplicate.    (b)    The duplicate certificate of title shall be marked plainly “duplicate” across its face, and mailed or delivered to the applicant.    (c)    If a lost or stolen original certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued is recovered, the original shall be surrendered promptly to the Department for cancellation.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-718 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-718 - Certificate of Title -- Obtaining Manufacturer's or Importer's Certificate of Origin

    (a)    In this subtitle, “certificate of origin” means a certification by the manufacturer, on a form the Department approves, that:        (1)    Certifies that the vessel described in the certificate has been transferred to the dealer or other person named and that the transfer of the vessel is in ordinary trade and commerce; and        (2)    Describes the vessel by including:            (i)    Its make, model, length, year, hull identification number, type of vessel, horsepower rating of engine, if any, and the engine number; and            (ii)    Any other information that the Department requires.    (b)    A manufacturer or dealer may not transfer ownership of a new vessel without supplying the transferee with the manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate of origin signed by the manufacturer’s or importer’s authorized agent. The certificate shall contain information the Department requires.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-719 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-719 - Certificate of Title -- Dealer's Record of Vessels Bought, Sold, or Transferred

    Every dealer shall maintain for 3 years a record of any vessel the dealer bought, sold, exchanged, or received for sale or exchange. This record shall be open to inspection by Department representatives during reasonable business hours.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-720 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-720 - Certificate of Title -- Transfer or Repossession of Vessel by Operation of Law

    (a)    If ownership of a vessel is transferred by operation of law, such as by inheritance, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, or execution sale, the transferee, within 30 days after the transferee has acquired the right to possession of the vessel by operation of law, shall mail or deliver to the Department satisfactory proof of the transferee’s ownership as the Department requires, together with his application for a new certificate of title, and the required fee. A title tax is not required on these transactions.    (b)    (1)    The Department may transfer on its records the ownership of a vessel that has been repossessed by a secured party, if the secured party pays the fee required for transfer of a title and submits to the Department a certification that states:            (i)    That the secured party has a security interest in the vessel;            (ii)    That, on the basis of the security agreement or other lawful basis, the secured party has a right to the possession of and title to the vessel;            (iii)    That the secured party has possession of the vessel; and            (iv)    Any other information that the Department requires.        (2)    A secured party that repossesses a vessel is not required to pay the title tax.        (3)    On submission of the certification to it, the Department may issue a new certificate of title if it is satisfied that the secured party is entitled to one.