12.12.020 Motorboat numbering required – Exemptions.
A. Every motorboat operated on the lakes of the city shall be numbered. The number displayed and the manner in which it is displayed shall be in accordance with the standard national system for numbering as prescribed by the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 as now enacted and as hereafter amended or as prescribed by the state of Washington if the state shall so legislate. The number displayed shall be that shown on a current certificates of number and must be painted on or permanently attached to each side of the forward half of the motorboat (the bow), and no other number shall be displayed except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
B. A number shall not be required on any of the following:
1. A motorboat owned and used by any governmental entity;
2. A motorboat displaying a current number issued by a state having a federally approved numbering system;
3. A ship’s lifeboat;
4. A motorboat that is used exclusively for racing;
5. Motorboats of a foreign country temporarily using the waters of the city. [Ord. 8655 § 3(B), 1978].