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penalties imposed by Chapter 361. Failure to give such notice of sheriff of any county for the purposes hereinafter set forth shall transfer of ownership shall terminate the license without further have the form, size, lighting, reflectorization and coloration pre- action. Every notice of transfer of ownership shall also be accom- scribed therefor. panied by the duplicate license fee and, upon receipt thereof, the commissioner shall issue a duplicate license. (b) Channel Marker Buoys Subd. 9. Dealer'S license. Distinguishable licenses shall be (1) Every channel marker buoy shall have the external Form issued to any dealer, upon application and payment of the appro- of a flat-topped cylinder having a circular transverse cross-section priate fees as provided in Subdivisions 2 and 3, and any watercraft not less than 9 inches and not more than 15 inches in diameter. owned by the dealer, may, subject to all of the provisions of Sections All such markers must extend at least 36 inches above the water. 361.01 to 36128, be operated thereunder on the waters of this state (2) Where channel marker buoys are placed to indicate the loca- for demonstration purposes or any other purpose incident to the tion of a well-defined boating channel, an all black buoy and an usual and customary conduct of the business of manufacturing, all red buoy shall be placed in opposition to each other to indicate selling or trading of watercraft. the course of the channel is located between them. In flowing water, th Subd. 10. Watercraft owned by state or political subdivision. e red buoy shall be situated on the right side of the channel Distinguishable licenses shall be issued without the payment of ~'hen facing upstream. A green flashing light shall be used in con- junction with a black buoy if it is to be lighted. When reflectorization a fee for watercraft owned by the state of Minnesota or a political ~ is used with a black buoy, it shall be green in color and no less subdivision thereof upon application therefor. than a 4-inch wide strip shall completely surround the buoy and Subd. 11. Suspension Or revoCation of license. The commis- shall be located at the top of the buoy. Number designations shall sioner may suspend or revoke the license of any watercraft rented, be odd. A red flashing light shall be used in conjunction with a leased, or hired, or offered for rent, lease, or hire which does not red buoy if it is to be lighted. When reflectorization is used with comply with the standards of safety for such watercraft which the a red buoy, it shall be red in color and no less than a 4-inch wide commissioner shall prescribe, or for which the owner thereof fails strip shall completely surround the buoy and shall be located at to keep a record of the name and address of the person renting, the top of the buoy. Number designations shall be even. leasing, or hiring such watercraft, the identification number (3) To indicate a watercraft should pass to south or west, where thereof, the date and time the person takes possession, and the there is no well-defined channel, a buoy shall have the top surface expected time of return thereof. Such record shall be preserved and upper 5 inches colored red and the remainder colored white. for at ]east six months. i If the buoy is reflectorized it shall be done with a white strip, no Subd. 12. Exemptions. No license hereunder shall be required less than 4 inches in width, that completely encircles the buoy for the following described watercraft: and it shall be placed directly under the black top. A white quick- (a) Watercraft which is covered by a license or number in full flashing light shall be used if the buoy is lighted. force and effect pursuant to federallaw or a£ederally-approved (4) To indicate a watercraft should pass to the north or east, licensing or numbering system of another state, and which has where there is no well-defined channel, a buoy shall have the top not been within this state for more than 90 consecutive days, surface and the upper 5 inches colored black and the remainder the aforesaid 90 consecutive days shall not include days in which colored white. If the buoy is reflectorized, it shall be done with a watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at any ~ a white strip no less than 4 inches in width that completely encir- Lake Superior port, or any other Minnesota port. cles the buoy and it shall be placed directly under the black top. (b) Watercraft from a country other than the United States A white quick-flashing light shall be used if the buoy is lighted. which have not been within this state for more than 90 consecu- (C) Other Navigational Buoys. A buoy indicating that a water- tive days, the aforesaid 90 consecutive days shall not include " craft should not pass between it and the nearest shore shall have days in which a watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or a flat top and shall have a square transverse cross section measur- for repairs at any Lake Superior port, or any other Minnesota ing not less than 9 inches nor more than 15 inches on a side and gort. shall extend at least 36 inches above the surface of the water. (c) Watercraft owned by the United States, a state, or a politi- Each such buoy shall have a white top surface and a white vertical J cal subdivision thereof. stripe on each side extending medially from top to bottom o£ a (d) Ship's lifeboat. width equal to one-half the width of each side. The remainder shall (e) Watercraft which has a valid marine document issued by be colored red. White reflectorization may be used on a minimum the bureau of customs of the United States government or any of the upper four inches of the white vertical stripe. Red reflectori- federal agency successor thereto. zation may be used on a minimum of the upper four inches of 8 29