{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-2250","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law § 2250","heading":"Jurisdiction of department","body":"§ 2250. Jurisdiction of department. The registration of vessels shall\nbe under the jurisdiction of the department. For the purposes of this\narticle, a vessel shall be every description of watercraft, other than a\nseaplane, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on\nwater. A vessel propelled by an outboard motor shall include the hull,\nbut shall not include the outboard motor.","path":["Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law","Title 11. Registration of Snowmobiles, Motorboats and Limited Use Vehicles","Article 48. Registration of Vessels"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/VAT/2250","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"895a8b3e542c623cd8f10164054872fcbeea34e25f545c832b0beb72b1eae407","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-2231","next":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-2251"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}