GL: Venice

[StWillett at aol.com]

"
The article states that Florida requires ALL BOATS to be registered in  some
state.



How do they handle US DOCUMENTATED boat ?  I  am from Washington State and
they do have boat registration BUT mine IS NOT  Registered as it is
DOCUMENTED."
 
This was my experience in Spring of 2007, things may have changed since  then!
I contacted the FL Wildlife and Fisheries who handle this according to them  
yes any boat in Florida(documented or not) which is not registered in a  state 
must be registered in FL.  This was in 2007 when we spent a couple of  months 
in FL and were going to Venice so I did register when we  stopped in Panama 
City,  they prorate it based on one's birthday so I only  had to pay a couple 
of months worth, about $12.00 if I remember right. The forms  and labor 
probably cost FL $25.00 or more.
  If your boat is state registered somewhere you can spend 90  days in FL 
before needing to register. 
I found not many people in the Wildlife and fisheries or dept of taxation  
were very familiar with the regulations, they assume all states register boats  
documented or not, and but apparently this guy is. 
I usually go to the Fl panhandle every summer for a month or so and do not  
bother with registering as things are more relaxed (regulation wise)  there.
There is also something called a sojourners permit I am not familiar with  
the workings of it you may want to look into it also.
 
     I also heard last year the Venice  guy had retired, maybe he was heavily 
invested in AIG and had to go back to  work!
Steve Willett
Monk 36, Gumbo
Thibodaux, Louisiana
 
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