New York Laws
Article 48 - Registration of Vessels
2257 - Registration of Dealers.

(b) Upon payment of the required fee, a dealer shall be entitled to
receive one or more number plates which may be used in lieu of any
registration issued under section four hundred one of this chapter for
the operation of any boat trailer owned or controlled by the dealer and
held for the purpose of sale or demonstration, provided such operation
is directly related to the sale or demonstration of any boat trailer or
vessel. The provisions of section four hundred two of this chapter with
respect to the care and display of number plates shall apply to number
plates issued under this subdivision.
(c) The commissioner may, in his discretion, limit the number of
demonstrator numbers or number plates which shall be issued to any
registrant. The fee for the replacement of lost, mutilated, or destroyed
demonstrator numbers or number plates shall be two dollars.
5. Fees. Every application, other than a renewal application, shall be
accompanied by an application fee of ten dollars, which shall in no
event be refunded. The triennial fee for such registration or renewal
thereof shall be seventy-five dollars. The triennial fee for
demonstrator numbers or number plates shall be sixty dollars for each
number or number plate. The application for registration, demonstrator
numbers and number plates shall be accompanied by the required fees.
There shall be no refund of any registration fee or any fee for
demonstrator numbers or number plates.
6. No dealer shall sell a vessel except in accordance with regulations
established by the commissioner. The commissioner may, in his

discretion, require a registrant to maintain a record in a prescribed
form of all vessels received or disposed of by him. Upon request of an
agent of the commissioner or of any peace officer acting pursuant to his
special duties, a registrant shall produce such records and permit said
agent or peace officer to examine them, and any vessels on the premises
subject to the record keeping requirements of this section during usual
business hours or while the registrant is conducting business. The
failure to produce such records or to permit such inspection as required
by this subdivision shall be a violation.