§ 93.2. Permanent and temporary registration.

 (a)  Boat not previously registered in this Commonwealth.

   (1)  A person acquiring a boat which has not been previously registered in the person’s name in this Commonwealth shall complete an application for boat registration as set forth in §  93.3 (relating to application for boat registration). The applicant will receive a copy of the completed application which will be recognized as the boat’s certificate of registration for a period specified in subsection (d). This temporary certificate of registration shall be carried on the boat when the boat is in operation and shall be available for inspection by an authorized officer. The new owner will receive a set of temporary validation decals from the authorized issuing agent who will enter the expiration date (month/year), calculated in accordance with subsection (d), on the decal. Before the boat is operated, these temporary validation decals shall be displayed on each side of the bow—the front half—of the boat in a position to provide for maximum visibility.

   (2)  The owner or operator shall remove and replace the temporary validation decals with the biannual validation decals when received from the Commission. The biannual validation decals shall be displayed on the boat in accordance with §  93.5 (relating to display of registration number and validation decal). The Commission will assign a registration number to the boat which shall be displayed in accordance with §  93.5. This assigned registration number will remain with this boat as long as the boat is registered in this Commonwealth. The new owner will also receive, from the Commission, a biannual certificate of registration card which shall be carried onboard the boat while it is being operated.

 (b)  Boat previously registered in this Commonwealth but having expired registration.

   (1)  A person acquiring a boat which has been previously registered in another person’s name in this Commonwealth and possesses an expired registration shall complete an application for boat registration as set forth in §  93.3. The applicant will receive a copy of the completed application which will be recognized as the boat’s certificate of registration for a period specified in subsection (d). This temporary certificate of registration shall be carried on the boat when the boat is in operation and shall be available for inspection by an authorized officer. The new owner will receive a set of temporary validation decals from the authorized issuing agent who will enter the expiration date (month/year), calculated in accordance with subsection (d), on the decal. Before the boat is operated, these temporary validation decals shall be displayed on each side of the bow—the front half—of the boat in a position to provide for maximum visibility. If the boat is displaying expired validation decals, the owner or operator shall remove the expired validation decals and replace them with the temporary validation decals. The previously assigned registration number currently on the boat will remain with the boat as long as the boat is registered in this Commonwealth.

   (2)  The owner or operator shall remove and replace the temporary validation decals with the biannual validation decals when received from the Commission. The biannual validation decals shall be displayed on the boat in accordance with §  93.5. The new owners will also receive from the Commission a biannual certificate of registration card which shall be carried onboard the boat while it is being operated.

 (c)  Boat previously registered in this Commonwealth having current registration.

   (1)  A person acquiring a boat which has been previously registered in another person’s name in this Commonwealth displaying current biannual validation decals shall complete an application for boat registration as set forth in §  93.3. The applicant will receive a copy of the completed application which will be recognized as the boat’s certificate of registration for a period specified in subsection (d). This temporary certificate of registration shall be carried on the boat when the boat is in operation and shall be available for inspection by an authorized officer. The new owner will receive a set of temporary validation decals from the authorized issuing agent who will enter the expiration date (month/year), calculated in accordance with subsection (d), on the decal. Before operating the boat on the waters of this Commonwealth, the owner or operator shall remove the prior validation decals and replace them with the temporary validation decals. The previously assigned registration number will remain with the boat as long as the boat is registered in this Commonwealth. It is unlawful for a person acquiring a boat described in this subsection to operate the boat on the waters of this Commonwealth until the registration is transferred to the new owner as provided in this section.

   (2)  The Commission will send the registrant biannual validation decals and a new biannual certificate of registration. The registrant shall display the new biannual validation decals in accordance with §  93.5 and shall carry the registration card onboard the boat while it is operating.

 (d)  Expiration of new registration. In determining the expiration date of a new biannual registration, the Commission will ensure that the duration of temporary and permanent registrations issued to the registrant, taken together, allow the operation of the boat during at least two boating seasons. For purposes of this section, a boating season is the period between the Saturday before Memorial Day and Labor Day.

 (e)  Temporary decals. The temporary validation decals are valid until the last day of the second month after the date of issuance of the decal, which date will be not less than 60 nor more than 90 days after issuance of the decal. The owner or operator shall ensure that the temporary validation decals are removed and the biannual validation decals, when received from the Commission, are displayed in place of the temporary validation decals. The temporary validation decal shall display the date on which it expires in the following format: ‘‘Expires last day of (month)/(year).’’ The authorized issuing agent shall enter the expiration date (month/year) on the decal.

 (f)  Temporary Internet registration renewals. Temporary Internet registration renewals shall be valid for 30 days from the date of issuance. A temporary Internet registration renewal shall be available at all times for inspection on the boat for which it was issued whenever the boat is in operation and shall be carried so that it can be presented upon request to an officer authorized to enforce the code.

   The provisions of this §  93.2 amended under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § §  741, 2102, 5122 and 5325.

   The provisions of this §  93.2 amended June 6, 1986, effective June 7, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 2021; amended June 22, 1990, effective June 23, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 3502; amended June 3, 1994, effective June 4, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 2795; amended January 2, 1998, effective January 3, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 40; amended September 24, 1998, effective September 25, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 4788; amended February 27, 2004, effective February 28, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 1231. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (239828) and (248911) to (248912).