Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart C - BOATING › Chapter 93 - REGISTRATION AND NUMBERING › Subchapter A - REGISTRATION OF BOATS › Section 93.3 - Application for boat registration

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
New registration.
Application for a boat registration for a
					 new boat or a used boat that was not previously registered in this Commonwealth
					 shall conform with the following:
(1)
Forms.
The owner of a boat desiring registration shall apply
					 on Form REV-336, provided by the Commission. The completed form shall be
					 forwarded to the Fish and Boat Commission, Division of Licensing and
					 Registration.
(2)
Required
					 information.
The applicant shall provide the following information on
					 the application (REV-336) for a boat registration:
(i) The name, mailing address, residence
					 address, phone number, county and zip code of the owner. If there is more than
					 one owner, the principal owner shall be listed first.
(ii) If the owner is an individual, the
					 driver's license number, if any. If the owner is a manufacturer, jobber or
					 dealer, the tax identification number.
(iii) The name of the person from whom the
					 boat was purchased.
(iv) The State
					 registration number, if any, currently assigned to the boat.
(v) The make and model.
(vi) The hull material, such as wood, steel,
					 aluminum, plastic, fiberglass, rubber/vinyl/canvas or other.
(vii) The full Hull Identification Number
					 (HIN).
(viii) The year built, if
					 known.
(ix) The length of the boat
					 in feet and inches.
(x) The type of
					 boat, such as air boat, auxiliary sail, cabin motorboat, houseboat, inflatable
					 boat, open motorboat, paddlecraft, personal watercraft, pontoon boat, rowboat,
					 sail only or other.
(xi) The type
					 of engine drive, such as outboard, inboard, sterndrive, pod drive or
					 other.
(xii) The type of fuel, such
					 as gas, diesel, electric or other.
(xiii) The type of propulsion, such as
					 propeller, waterjet, air thrust, manual, sail or other.
(xiv) The temporary validation expiration
					 date, if one was issued.
(xv) The
					 primary operation such as pleasure, rental/livery, manufacturer/dealer/jobber,
					 commercial passenger, charter fishing, commercial fishing, other commercial
					 operation, and the like.
(xvi) A
					 certificate of ownership. For initial registration in this Commonwealth this
					 shall be supported by title, bill of sale, a complete Form PFBC-734 "Affidavit
					 of Purchase/Ownership" or other positive proof of ownership.
(xvii) The date the applicant completed the
					 form.
(xviii) The signature of the
					 owners and certification, under penalty of law, that they are the owners of the
					 boat and that the information contained in the application is true and
					 correct.
(xix) Complete Sales and
					 Use Tax information.
(xx) The date
					 of birth of the primary registrant and coregistrant.
(3)
Manufacturers, jobbers or
					 dealers.
Paragraph (2)(vi)-(xiv) and (xx) does not apply to
					 manufacturers, jobbers or dealers.
(4)
Boat rental business.
Paragraph (2)(xi) and (xii) does not apply to a boat rental business if a motor
					 is not rented with the boat.
(5)
Incomplete or incorrect applications.
Incomplete or incorrect
					 applications will not be processed until completed and may be returned by the
					 Commission to the applicant or issuing agent.