All this talk about states/provinces/countries imposing taxes. What about the lengths some boatowners go to to avoid them and the governments' efforts to discover and collect? At least Steve's case was above board albeit delayed.
I knew a boatowner that used his mother-in-law's address in a non-tax state to avoid the property/annual fees in the state where he lived and where he kept it. All the vessels documented in Delaware...... I've heard of states sending auditors to the USCG Vessel Documentation Center to search for boats home ported in their state. Then there are the states that want to "number" your boat and collect the annual fee. Only the USCG VDC can "number" your boat. However, a state can issue its own registration and collect an annual fee. We went through that here in Louisiana a while back. LA wanted their registration number displayed on the bow regardless of whether the boat was USCG documented or not. They've backed off and compromised on that now. Just pay the fee and move on. Some states do similar but only require the annual tag be displayed. One regulation here in Louisiana that many boat owners are ignorant of is the requirement that ALL trailers be inspected and that the inspection tag be carried on (or with) the trailer. I bet if the cops show up at a popular boat launch here they could write tickets for 50% of the trailers. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA
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