Each boat yard, public or private marina or other entity renting or leasing slips, dry storage, mooring or other space for vessels during the period from April fifteenth to October fifteenth, inclusive, in any year shall maintain a list of all such vessels not registered in Connecticut. Each yacht club, boat club or other group assigning slips or moorings for vessels as part of membership rights shall maintain a list of all such vessels not registered in Connecticut. Each condominium or cooperative marina shall maintain a list of all such vessels not registered in Connecticut. Said list shall be compiled on forms furnished by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and shall contain with respect to each such vessel (1) the name of the vessel, (2) the state of registration or documentation, (3) the registration number, (4) the name and address of the entity renting or using space, and (5) such other information as the commissioner deems necessary. Transient vessels are not required to be included in such lists. Such lists shall be available during normal business hours for inspection by any boating law enforcement officer. Any boat yard, public or private marina, condominium or other entity renting, leasing or controlling slips, dry storage, moorings or other spaces for vessels during the period of any year from April fifteenth to October fifteenth, or any yacht club, boat club or cooperative or other group assigning slips or moorings for vessels as part of membership rights, which fails to maintain the lists required in this section or fails to make the same available for inspection by any boating law enforcement officer shall have committed a violation and shall be fined two hundred dollars.
(P.A. 81-423, S. 21, 25; P.A. 82-348, S. 4, 6; P.A. 83-455, S. 3, 4; P.A. 84-546, S. 48, 173; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 82-348 applied provisions to condominium and cooperative marinas, added a penalty provision under which any facility providing space for mooring or storage of vessels which fails to maintain the list required in this section shall have committed a violation and shall be fined $200; P.A. 83-455 provided that such lists shall be compiled on forms furnished by commissioner of environmental protection, and in addition to information already required, shall contain such information as said commissioner deems necessary; P.A. 84-546 made technical changes; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics
Section 15-121. - Administrative procedure.
Section 15-122 and 15-123. - Appointment and organization of commission. Director; employees.
Section 15-124. - Investigations. Hearings.
Section 15-126. - Determination of validity of regulations.
Section 15-127. - Definitions.
Section 15-129. - Safety and equipment requirements for vessels. Regulation of motorboat noise.
Section 15-129a. - Required and authorized lights.
Section 15-130. - Modification or suspension of requirements.
Section 15-130a. - Powers of officers re vessel in unsafe condition.
Section 15-131. - Rules for preventing collisions.
Section 15-132. - Procedure in case of collision or accident.
Section 15-132a. - Manslaughter in the second degree with a vessel.
Section 15-133a. - Safety controls on the Housatonic River.
Section 15-133c. - When boating safety certificate required upon violation of safety rules.
Section 15-134. - Water skiing. Jumps and courses for skiers and vessels.
Section 15-135. - Position of scuba divers to be marked. Safe operating distance for vessels.
Section 15-136. - Ordinances and regulations.
Section 15-136a. - Compliance with certain engine size requirements.
Section 15-137. - Enforcement.
Section 15-138. - Publication of laws, regulations and ordinances.
Section 15-140. - Special acts and ordinances superseded.
Section 15-140d. - Obstruction to navigation or public use of waters prohibited. Remedies.
Section 15-140e. - Safe boating certificate. Safe water skiing endorsement.
Section 15-140g. - Safe boating certificate to be carried on board vessel. Penalty.
Section 15-140i. - Suspension of certificate of boating operation. Regulations.
Section 15-140k. - Reckless operation of a vessel in the first degree.
Section 15-140m. - Reckless operation of a vessel in the second degree.
Section 15-140o. - Seizure of vessel.
Section 15-140p. - Fines deposited in Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.
Section 15-140t. - Immunity of person taking sample.
Section 15-140u. - Blood sample of body of deceased person.
Section 15-141. - Definitions.
Section 15-143. - Exceptions to numbering and registration requirements.
Section 15-144a. - Provision of information re registrants to tax assessors.
Section 15-145a. - Marine dealer's registration numbers for boat trailers.
Section 15-146. - Notice of change of address.
Section 15-148. - Duplicate certificate.
Section 15-149. - Accident reports.
Section 15-149a. - Reporting of accidents. Responsibilities of towboat operators.
Section 15-150. - Rental of vessels. Boat livery requirements.
Section 15-151. - Records of Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Remission and report of fees.
Section 15-152. - False statement, penalty.
Section 15-154a. - Town marine officers and auxiliaries.
Section 15-154b. - Violation on waters between towns.
Section 15-154c. - Attachment of property of town marine officer prohibited.
Section 15-157. - Special acts and ordinances superseded.
Section 15-170. - Discharge of sewage from vessels: Definitions.
Section 15-171. - Discharge within no discharge zone prohibited.
Section 15-172. - Provision of pump-out facilities.
Section 15-174. - Regulations.
Section 15-175. - Penalty for misuse of or failure to equip vessel with marine sanitation device.
Section 15-176. - Reasonable time for compliance with requirement or order.