1997 Minnesota Statutes

     86B.415 License fees. 

    Subdivision 1.    Watercraft 19 feet or less.  The fee 
 for a watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or less in 
 length is $12 except: 

    (1) for watercraft 19 feet in length or less that is 
 offered for rent or lease, the fee is $6; 

    (2) for a canoe, kayak, sailboat, sailboard, paddle boat, 
 or rowing shell 19 feet in length or less, the fee is $7; 

    (3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a 
 nonprofit corporation for teaching boat and water safety, the 
 fee is as provided in subdivision 4; and 

    (4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's 
 license, the fee is as provided in subdivision 5. 

    Subd. 2.    Watercraft over 19 feet.  Except as provided 
 in subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, the watercraft license fee: 

    (1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 
 feet in length is $20; 

    (2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in 
 length is $30; and 

    (3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $40. 

    Subd. 3.    Watercraft over 19 feet for hire.  The 
 license fee for a watercraft more than 19 feet in length for 
 hire with an operator is $50 each.  

    Subd. 4.    Watercraft used by nonprofit corporation for 
 teaching.  The watercraft license fee for a watercraft used by 
 a nonprofit organization for teaching boat and water safety is 
 $3 each.  

    Subd. 5.    Dealer's license.  There is no separate fee 
 for watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license.  The 
 fee for a dealer's license is $30.  

    Subd. 6.    Transfer or duplicate license.  The fee to 
 transfer a watercraft license or be issued a duplicate license 
 is $3.  

    Subd. 7.    Watercraft surcharge.  A $5 surcharge is 
 placed on each watercraft licensed under subdivisions 1 to 5 for 
 control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, and 
 research of nuisance aquatic exotic species such as zebra 
 mussel, purple loosestrife, and Eurasian water milfoil in public 
 waters and public wetlands.  

    Subd. 8.    Registrar's fee.  In addition to the license 
 fee, a fee of $2 shall be charged for a watercraft license: 

    (1) issued through the registrar or a deputy registrar of 
 motor vehicles and the additional fee shall be disposed of in 
 the manner provided in section 168.33, subdivision 2; or 

    (2) issued through the commissioner and the additional fee 
 shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the 
 water recreation account. 

    Subd. 9.    Disposition of receipts.  Money received for 
 watercraft licenses shall be deposited in the state treasury and 
 credited to the water recreation account.  

    Subd. 10.    Accounting.  The commissioner of natural 
 resources, in agreement with the commissioner of public safety, 
 may prescribe the accounting and procedural requirements 
 necessary to assure efficient handling of watercraft 
 registrations and license fees by deputy registrars.  Deputy 
 registrars shall strictly comply with these accounting and 
 procedural requirements.  

    HIST: 1990 c 391 art 9 s 24; 1991 c 199 art 1 s 12; 1991 c 254 
 art 2 s 19; 1992 c 594 s 10; 1993 c 235 s 3; 1995 c 220 s 73,74