23-2-515. License decals to be displayed. (1) Every Montana motorboat, sailboat, or personal watercraft numbered in accordance with the provisions of 23-2-512 or 23-2-513 shall be required to display license decals. For this purpose the county treasurer, upon proof of payment of the fee in lieu of tax as required by 15-16-202 for motorboats 10 feet in length or longer, sailboats 12 feet in length or longer, or personal watercraft, shall issue a pair of decals prepared and furnished by the department of justice with all new certificates of number and renewals thereof.
     (2) The decals shall be of a style and design prescribed by the department of justice and shall be a color differing from the preceding year. The license decal will be serially numbered and have the expiration date of December 31 of the appropriate year printed thereon.
     (3) License decals shall be displayed only in the following manner: one valid license decal on each side of the forward half, 3 inches aft of the identifying numbers.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 348, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 391, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 514, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 52, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-3504.1; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 312, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 421, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 649, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 577, L. 1989.