Vermont Statutes Title 23. Motor Vehicles, § 3307. Exemption from Vermont numbering provisions

(1) already covered by a number in effect that has been awarded to it under federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state if the boat has not been within the State for more than 90 days;

(2) a motorboat from a country other than the United States if the boat has not been within the State for more than 90 days;

(3) a motorboat owned by a state or subdivision of a state and used principally for governmental purposes and that is clearly identifiable as such, provided that the state or subdivision has jurisdiction over the motorboat and follows the guidance of 33 C.F.R. § 173.19;

(4) a vessel's lifeboat;

(5) licensed, numbered, or otherwise registered under New Hampshire laws for operation on waters in that state, but only when it is operated on such parts of the Connecticut River and impoundments of the river as may lie in Vermont and only when and to the same extent as New Hampshire laws allow motorboats licensed, numbered, or otherwise recognized by Vermont laws as being registered for lawful operation on waters within Vermont to be operated on such parts of the Connecticut River and impoundments of the river as may be in New Hampshire; or

(6) a motorboat that has a valid marine document issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or any successor federal agency.