Exempt Vessels
Exemptions From Registration
Vessels exempt from registration include:
- Non-motor-powered vessels
- Vessels used exclusively on private lakes and ponds
- Vessels owned by the United States Government
- Vessels used exclusively as a ship’s lifeboat.
Exemptions From Titling
Vessels exempt from titling include:
- Non-motor-powered vessels less than 16 feet in length,
- Vessels owned by the United States Government,
- Federally documented vessels,
- Vessels used exclusively on private lakes and ponds,
- Amphibious vessels for which a vehicle title is issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles,
- Vessels used solely for demonstration, testing or sales promotional purposes by a dealer or manufacturer,
- Vessels owned and operated by the state or its political subdivisions
- Vessels from a country other than the U.S., temporarily using the waters of this state for not more than 90 days and
- Vessels already covered by registration numbers awarded according to a federally approved numbering system of another state or by the United States Coast Guard in a state without a federally approved numbering system, provided that the vessels are not operated in Florida waters more than 90 consecutive days.