KRS 235.040: Requirement that motorboats be registered and numbered.

Every motorboat on the waters of this state shall be numbered and currently registered in

accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No person shall operate or give permission

for the operation of any motorboat on such waters unless the motorboat is r egistered and

numbered in accordance with this chapter, or in accordance with a federally approved

numbering system of another state, and unless:

(1) The certificate of number awarded to such motorboat is in full force and effect; and

(2) The identifying n umber set forth in the certificate of number is displayed on each

side of the bow of such motorboat.