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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="8-718" title_number="8" title_name="Waters" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="State Boat Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle, “certificate of origin” means a certification by the manufacturer, on a form the Department approves, that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Certifies that the vessel described in the certificate has been transferred to the dealer or other person named and that the transfer of the vessel is in ordinary trade and commerce; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Describes the vessel by including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Its make, model, length, year, hull identification number, type of vessel, horsepower rating of engine, if any, and the engine number; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any other information that the Department requires.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A manufacturer or dealer may not transfer ownership of a new vessel without supplying the transferee with the manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate of origin signed by the manufacturer’s or importer’s authorized agent. The certificate shall contain information the Department requires.</text>
  </level>
</section>
