2005 Missouri Revised Statutes - § 306.080. — Vessels exempt from numbering requirements.

306.080. A vessel shall not be required to be numbered under this chapter if it is:

(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;

(2) A vessel from a country other than the United States using the waters of this state for not more than sixty consecutive days;

(3) A vessel whose owner is the United States;

(4) A ship's lifeboat which is used solely for lifesaving purposes;

(5) A vessel documented by the United States Coast Guard or any federal successor thereto; or

(6) A motorboat designed and intended solely for racing while competing in any race previously approved by the Missouri state water patrol 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.

(L. 1959 S.B. 142 § 5, A.L. 1969 S.B. 194, A.L. 1985 H.B. 280, et al., A.L. 1993 H.B. 218, A.L. 1994 S.B. 477, et al., A.L. 1995 H.B. 217)