§ 487:10 — Suspension of Registration

If, upon said inspection it shall appear that any marine toilet, sink, or shower within or on a boat in operation on fresh waters of the state is so constructed as to permit the discharge of any sewage to a surface water of the state contrary to the provisions of this chapter, the member, agent, or inspector is directed not later than 48 hours after such finding to require from the owner, operator, or any person on board said boat, production and surrender of its certificate and plate of registration. The owner, operator, or any person on board shall have 48 hours from said production and surrender of certificate and plate of registration within which to remedy the defect. If, within said period the defect is remedied, the certificate and registration shall be returned. If, at the expiration of the 48 hours, the defect is not remedied, said member, agent, or inspector shall then endorse in ink upon said certificate of registration a brief statement of the nature of the violation and shall forward it forthwith by mail or in person to the department of safety, division of motor vehicles, where it shall be held by said division until receipt of written authority from the commissioner for its return. Such authority shall include a statement that the specified violation has been remedied in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules of the department adopted under this chapter.

Legislative History

1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:97, eff. July 1, 1996.