41-13-109 and presentation of proof of transfer. Upon receipt of

41-13-109 and presentation of proof of transfer. Upon receipt of application and fee, the department shall transfer the certificate of number issued for the motorboat to the new owner. Unless the application is made and fee paid within thirty (30) days, the motorboat is without certificate of number and no person shall operate the motorboat until a certificate is issued.

(j) No number other than the number awarded to a motorboat or granted reciprocity pursuant to this act shall be painted, attached, or otherwise displayed on either side of the bow of such motorboat.

(k) If any certificate of number is lost, mutilated or becomes illegible, the owner of the motorboat for which the certificate was issued may obtain a duplicate certificate upon application to the department. The department may set and collect payment of a fee for a duplicate certificate not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00).

(m) A person engaged in the manufacture or sale of motorboats may, upon application to the department in the manner and on forms prescribed by rule and regulation, obtain certificates of number for use in the testing or demonstrating of these motorboats. The fee for each registration under this subsection shall be thirty dollars ($30.00). The numbers assigned by certificates of number issued under this subsection shall be temporarily placed on the watercraft to be tested or demonstrated.

41-13-105. Watercraft accidents or collisions; duty to render aid; reportable accidents; operators required to report; accident investigation; seizure of watercraft.

(a) The operator of a watercraft involved in a collision, accident or other casualty, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own watercraft, crew, passengers and guests, shall render to other persons affected by the collision, accident or other casualty such assistance as may be practicable and as may be necessary in order to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the collision, accident or other casualty. The operator shall give his name, address and identification of his watercraft to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the collision, accident or other casualty.

(b) If a collision, accident or other casualty involving a watercraft results in death or injury to a person requiring medical treatment beyond first aid, the disappearance of any person from the watercraft under circumstances which indicate the possibility of death or injury, or damage to property in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00), the watercraft operator shall immediately provide notice of the accident to any Wyoming law enforcement agency or peace officer of this state. For purposes of this section, accidents include capsizing, flooding, fire, explosion, disappearance of the watercraft other than by theft and all collision accidents involving other watercraft or fixed or floating objects.

(c) The operator of any watercraft involved in a reportable watercraft accident as defined under subsection (b) of this section shall immediately provide notice of the accident to any Wyoming law enforcement agency or peace officer. If a watercraft operator is not able to provide notice under this subsection, another adult person on the watercraft at the time of the accident may provide the required notice. Notice under this subsection shall to the extent reasonably known, contain the following information:

(i) For each watercraft involved in the accident, the identifying number assigned by the certificate of number issued to the watercraft;

(ii) The location, time and date of the accident;

(iii) The name, address and age of the operator of each watercraft involved in the accident;

(iv) If not operating the watercraft at the time of the accident, the name and address of the watercraft owner;

(v) The name and address of any person injured, killed or missing as a result of the accident;  (vi) The nature and extent of each injury resulting from the accident;

(vii) A description of any property damage resulting from the accident;

(viii) The name and address of any passengers on the watercraft at the time of the accident.

(d) In addition to subsection (c) of this section, the watercraft operator shall within ten (10) days after the date of the accident, file with the department a full description of the collision, accident or other casualty. The report required under this subsection shall be submitted on a boating accident report form approved by the department and obtained from the investigating law enforcement agency or peace officer. The department shall provide forms required under subsection (c) of this section and this subsection to the appropriate law enforcement agencies and peace officers. The report shall not be referred to in any way and shall not be used as evidence in any judicial proceeding.

(e) If the cause of any reportable watercraft accident as defined under subsection (b) of this section cannot be immediately determined during the investigation of the accident by the appropriate peace officer or law enforcement agency and the watercraft is necessary for investigative purposes, the officer or agency may temporarily seize and hold any watercraft involved in the accident.

41-13-106. Accident report information to federal government.

Upon the request of an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the department pursuant to W.S. 41-13-105 shall be transmitted to the requesting official or agency.

41-13-107. Political subdivisions not to number watercraft.

This act governs the numbering and registration of watercraft on the waters of this state. All other political subdivisions of this state are expressly prohibited from numbering watercraft in any respect.

41-13-108. Publication and distribution of regulations. A copy of the regulations adopted pursuant to this act, and of any amendments thereto, shall be published by the department in a convenient form and a copy shall be distributed with each registration.

41-13-109. Motorboat registration fee.

(a) The nonrefundable and nontransferable registration fee for motorboats is:

(i) Thirty dollars ($30.00) for one (1) year; or

(ii) Eighty dollars ($80.00) for three (3) years.

(b) In addition to the fee under subsection (a) of this section, persons registering a motorboat in Wyoming may pay a voluntary fee of two dollars ($2.00) or any greater amount to fund search and rescue activities. Motorboat registration forms shall contain information about the voluntary fee under this subsection.

41-13-110. Disposition of registration fees.

(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, all registration fees received under this act shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the game and fish fund to be used for administration and enforcement of this act. The department may receive funds and property under federal assistance programs. Any monies in excess of administration and enforcement expenses shall be used to promote boating safety, boating safety education and for the construction of boating facilities for the general public.

(b) All voluntary fees received under W.S. 41-13-109(b) shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the search and rescue account created by W.S. 19-13-301(a).

41-13-111. Prohibited acts; penalties.

(a) No person shall intentionally or knowingly deface, alter, remove or destroy a vessel hull identification number (HIN) or an engine or outboard motor serial number.

(b) No person shall intentionally or knowingly provide false information in a report required pursuant to W.S.