Gunkhole Registration and Titling Requirements in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania's Boat Registration Requirements

Pennsylvania'southward gunkhole registration requirements stipulate that to legally operate a motorized gunkhole (including boats with trolling motors), you must obtain a Pennsylvania Certificate of Boat Registration (registration carte) and validation decals. The Certificate of Number must be carried on board and be bachelor for inspection by an enforcement officer during boat performance.

Additionally, human-powered craft (such as canoes, kayaks, stand up-up paddle boards, rowboats, etc.) must be registered or accept a launch allow issued by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) or the Agency of Land Parks in order to legally operate on Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) lakes, land parks, or access areas.

The Certificate of Number and validation decals are valid for a menses of 2 years and expire on March 31st, of the 2nd year. They may be obtained by submitting an application and fee to:

Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission

Licensing and Registration Department

P.O. Box 67000

Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000

Pennsylvania'southward Boat Titling Requirements

Gunkhole titling (proof of ownership) is required for:

  • Motorized boats with inboard engines (regardless of length)
  • Motorized boats with outboard engines that are xiv feet or more in length with a model year of 1997 or newer
  • PWCs with a model year of 1997 or newer

Registration Number and Decal Placement:

  • The numbers must be applied equally a decal, painted or permanently affixed to each side of the boat'south bow (gunkhole owners are not permitted to display any other numbers in this expanse).
  • The numbers must be in bold cake messages that are at to the lowest degree 3 inches high and in a color that contrasts with the colour of the gunkhole.
  • The numbers must exist separated from the letters by a hyphen or past an equivalent space.
  • The numbers must be read from left to right.
  • Validation decals must be affixed on both sides of the boat, placed inside 6 inches from and be in line with, the registration number.
  • These placement requirements likewise utilise to personal watercrafts (PWCs).

Note:

Documented vessels, likewise as kayaks, sculls, sailboards and other depression-book boats of similar design, are exempt from the display of numbers, only they must display the validation decal. Inflatable boats may deport their numbers and validation decal on boards lashed to each side of the bow. Canoes are non exempt and must display the numbers and the decal.