{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-306.080","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 306.080","heading":"Vessels exempt from numbering requirements.","body":"A vessel shall not be required to be numbered under this chapter if it is:\n(1) Already covered by a number in full force and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state; except that the boat shall not have been within this state for a period in excess of sixty consecutive days;\n(2) A vessel from a country other than the United States using the waters of this state for not more than sixty consecutive days;\n(3) A vessel whose owner is the United States;\n(4) A ship's lifeboat which is used solely for lifesaving purposes;\n(5) A vessel documented by the United States Coast Guard or any federal successor thereto; or\n(6) A motorboat designed and intended solely for racing while competing in any race previously approved by the water patrol division in accordance with section 306.130. This exemption shall include operation within a twenty-four-hour period prior to such approved race in order to test or tune up the motorboat.","path":["Title XIX - MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION","Chapter 306 - Watercraft Regulation and Licensing — Water Patrol Division"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=306.080","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:27Z","sha256":"d3486cb814f10fa8566a3b39d469a232ce654bd4f1f647e5e80715ccf19dff59","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-306.075","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-306.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}