Hull numbers: Prohibited acts; assignment to handmade vessels; penalty.

1. The Department shall assign a state hull number to any vessel as required by the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 488.169. 2. A person shall not: (a) Intentionally deface, destroy, remove or alter any hull number required for a vessel without written authorization from the Department; or (b) Place or stamp any serial number upon a vessel except a number assigned to the vessel by the Department. 3. This section does not prohibit: (a) The restoration of the original hull number by an owner of a vessel when the restoration is authorized by the Department; or (b) Any manufacturer from placing numbers or marks in the ordinary course of business upon new vessels or parts of vessels. 4. The Department shall, upon request, assign a state hull number to any handmade vessel. 5. Any person who violates subsection 2 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1378; A 1987, 762; 1993, 1648; 2003, 1570; 2015, 37)