GL: Venice

[Ralph Yost (home)]

The basis is the TAX MONEY behind the registration. Its another TAX on the 
people. LOTS MORE to come (direct and indirect)!
R.
----- Original Message ----- > 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.
> Steve Willett