27-101-301. Identifying number required.
27-101-302. Exceptions - Dealer's permit.
27-101-303. Establishment of system - Distribution.
27-101-304. Filing of application - Issuance of certificate.
27-101-305. Display of number.
27-101-306. Numbering period - Expiration - Renewal.
27-101-307. Registration after purchase of an outboard motor.
27-101-309. Change of boat ownership.
27-101-310. Destroyed or abandoned boats.
27-101-312. Registration forms and certificates.
Effective Dates. Acts 1987 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 46, § 3: June 19, 1987. Emergency clause provided: It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that confusion now exists on a large scale concerning the numbering of motorboats and non-compliance with federal law is a problem; that the clarification made by this Act is immediately needed to eliminate said confusion and any resulting harmful effects on the public peace, health, safety and welfare. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
Acts 1995, No. 517, § 16: January 1, 1996.
Acts 1995, No. 517, § 22: May 1, 1995. Emergency clause provided: It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that the boating safety laws of the State of Arkansas are in immediate need of revision, including, increased penalties for violation of the state's boating laws; providing capacity restrictions for loading passengers and cargo on vessels; providing penalties for negligent operation of vessels; providing restrictions for personal flotation devices; providing restrictions for vessel lighting after dark; and providing procedures for investigating boating accidents. Further, it is found that operation of vessels on the waters of the state under the current laws are creating unnecessary dangers to the life and property of the citizens of this state, and that increasing the penalties for this dangerous conduct and providing the stated restrictions for vessel operators will reduce the number of accidents and injuries to persons and property on the waters of the state. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after May 1, 1995.
Acts 2003, No. 1774, § 17: Apr. 22, 2003. Emergency clause provided: It is found and determined by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the discharge of untreated sewage from vessels into waters of the State of Arkansas poses a serious threat to the public health and the environment; that such a serious threat needs to be rectified immediately; and that this act improves the state's ability to enforce laws relative to marine sanitation. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this act being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall become effective on: (1) The date of its approval by the Governor; (2) If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, the expiration of the period of time during which the Governor may veto the bill; or (3) If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the veto is overridden, the date the last house overrides the veto.