Each boat yard, public or private marina or other entity renting or leasing slips, dry storage, mooring or other space for vessels during the period from April fifteenth to October fifteenth, inclusive, in any year shall maintain a list of all such vessels not registered in Connecticut. Each yacht club, boat club or other group assigning slips or moorings for vessels as part of membership rights shall maintain a list of all such vessels not registered in Connecticut. Each condominium or cooperative marina shall maintain a list of all such vessels not registered in Connecticut. Said list shall be compiled on forms furnished by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and shall contain with respect to each such vessel (1) the name of the vessel, (2) the state of registration or documentation, (3) the registration number, (4) the name and address of the entity renting or using space, and (5) such other information as the commissioner deems necessary. Transient vessels are not required to be included in such lists. Such lists shall be available during normal business hours for inspection by any boating law enforcement officer. Any boat yard, public or private marina, condominium or other entity renting, leasing or controlling slips, dry storage, moorings or other spaces for vessels during the period of any year from April fifteenth to October fifteenth, or any yacht club, boat club or cooperative or other group assigning slips or moorings for vessels as part of membership rights, which fails to maintain the lists required in this section or fails to make the same available for inspection by any boating law enforcement officer shall have committed a violation and shall be fined two hundred dollars.

(P.A. 81-423, S. 21, 25; P.A. 82-348, S. 4, 6; P.A. 83-455, S. 3, 4; P.A. 84-546, S. 48, 173; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 82-348 applied provisions to condominium and cooperative marinas, added a penalty provision under which any facility providing space for mooring or storage of vessels which fails to maintain the list required in this section shall have committed a violation and shall be fined $200; P.A. 83-455 provided that such lists shall be compiled on forms furnished by commissioner of environmental protection, and in addition to information already required, shall contain such information as said commissioner deems necessary; P.A. 84-546 made technical changes; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.