RCW 88.02.720
Exemptions.
(1) The department may exempt from compliance with the vessel dealer requirements of this chapter, any person who is engaged in the business of selling in this state at wholesale or retail, human-powered watercraft that is: (a) Under sixteen feet in length; (b) unable to be powered by propulsion machinery or wind propulsion as designed by the manufacturer; and (c) not designed for use on commonly-used navigable waters.
(2) Any person engaged in the business of selling at wholesale or retail, exempt and nonexempt watercraft under this section is only required to comply with this chapter in regard to the sale of nonexempt watercraft.
(3) An auction company licensed under chapter 18.11 RCW and licensed as a motor vehicle dealer under chapter 46.70 RCW may sell at auction, without being licensed as a vessel dealer, all vessels that a vessel dealer is authorized to sell, so long as the sale of vessels is incidental to the auction company's primary source of business and the length of any vessel being sold is no greater than twenty-five feet. The auction company shall comply with all other vessel dealer requirements of this chapter and rules adopted by the department if the vessel dealer license fees and surety bond requirements in RCW 88.02.710 are determined to not be due.
(4) A broker licensed under chapter 18.85 RCW may sell, without being licensed as a vessel dealer, floating on-water residences, as defined in RCW 90.58.270.
[ 2015 c 133 § 2; 2010 c 161 § 1033; 2007 c 378 § 1; 1990 c 250 § 90. Formerly RCW 88.02.230.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Intent—Legislation to reconcile chapter 161, Laws of 2010 and other amendments made during the 2010 legislative session—2010 c 161: See notes following RCW 46.04.013.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 88 - Navigation and Harbor Improvements
Chapter 88.02 - Vessel Registration.
88.02.320 - Department—Powers and duties.
88.02.330 - Confidential vessel registrations—Rules.
88.02.340 - Inspection of registration certificates, out-of-state vessels.
88.02.350 - Refunds, overpayments, and underpayments—Penalty for false statement.
88.02.360 - Contaminated vessels.
88.02.370 - Five business-day notice—Vessel disposition or filing of report of sale.
88.02.380 - Penalties—Disposition of moneys collected—Enforcement authority.
88.02.390 - Carbon monoxide warning sticker—Display required.
88.02.400 - Evasive registration and excise tax evasion—Penalty.
88.02.410 - Department and state immune from suit for administration of chapter.
88.02.420 - Moorage providers—Long-term moorage—Required information.
88.02.430 - Disclosure of vessel owner records.
88.02.500 - Certificate of title system—Intent.
88.02.510 - Application—When, by whom.
88.02.515 - Application—Form and contents.
88.02.520 - Security interests.
88.02.530 - Duplicate certificates of title.
88.02.540 - Quick title—Application requirements—Subagents.
88.02.550 - Registration and display of registration number and decal required—Exemptions.
88.02.580 - Voluntary donations—Maritime historic restoration and preservation.
88.02.590 - Duplicate registration certificates.
88.02.592 - Registration certificates—Manual removal of registrant's address.
88.02.595 - Replacement decals.
88.02.600 - Carbon monoxide poisoning informational brochure.
88.02.610 - Vessel visitor permit.
88.02.620 - Nonresident vessel permit.
88.02.640 - Fees by type—Disposition, distribution.
88.02.660 - Maritime historic restoration and preservation account.
88.02.710 - Requirements—Surety bond—Fees.
88.02.730 - Business address—Office—Identification of business.
88.02.740 - Vessel dealer license required—Penalty.
88.02.750 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of vessel dealer license—Penalties—Subterfuge.
88.02.770 - Receipt of cash or negotiable instrument before delivery of vessel—Trust account.
88.02.780 - Records of the purchase and sale of vessels.
88.02.790 - Vessel dealer display decals—Use.
88.02.795 - Additional penalties for unauthorized or personal use of dealer display decals.