Kayak Registration

[mooneyes]

So I bought a kayak that is 8'3" My friend bought the same one and someone at Cabelas and our City hall told him he needs to register it. I just looked in the 2011 Boating safety guide and looked in the What needs to be registered section and in the Exceptions it says "non motorized boat 9 feet in length or less". So am I missing te catch or what?

[MN BassFisher]

I thought if your kayak (without a motor) is under 9 feet, it doesn't need to be registered. But someone more experienced will chime in.

[Cheetah]

I believe it is 9' or longer that needs registration. Don't necessarily believe word of mouth. If you are still worried, check with the DNR and ask them to verify by checking the regs if they tell you otherwise.

[Powerstroke]

9 feet or less. It does not qualify.

[mooneyes]

the 24 bucks or what ever it costs is probably worth it just so I dont get hassled.

[MN BassFisher]

If you go get it registered let me know what all you need to bring. I've heard stories of you needing a receipt, owner form, etc.

[MikeH55343]

Watercraft nine feet or less is except from licensing in MN.

It takes a bit of digging but here is exception is listed in the BoatingGuide.pdf on the mn.dnr.state.us web site:

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/regulations/boatwater/boatingguide.pdf

[tolle141]

You just need the serial number, description (length, make, color?, what it's made out of), and that's about it. I've done it twice. It shouldn't take them more than 5-10 minutes.

[mooneyes]

Hey Tolle who needs that info? or what exactly are ya talking about? When I bought it they wrote down all that stuff on a Form and kept it, not sure if thats what you are talking about?

[Jim43]

Had to register my inflatable Kayaks, they measured and stated they were just over 9' and had to fork it over. And they don`t have any answers about what happens to the stickers after deflating them. Had to come up with my own idea. Industrial strength Velcro and a plastic coffee can.

Cut the plastic and place the sticker on one side and velcro on the backside and place the reverse velcro on the Kayak. Has worked out great for the last 3 years.

Pictures of how I did it

[tolle141]

I took it in to this county registration place up in Duluth that's basically the DMV, county permitting, and motorcraft registration place. If you called the DNR or went on their HSOforum you could figure it out real quick.

That's to get the kayak registered. It's a 3 year permit for $25. Idk if you're planning on going out too much more this year being september and all. I'd almost consider holding off on registration till next year and risking it. Then again, I'm on a college budget so $25 might not be too difficult for some of the other members on the board haha

[aggieyaker]

I live on the ND/MN state line in Grand Forks, will I need to register in MN to put a kayak on a MN lake or will a ND registration be recognized? I'm not sure what the ND regs say yet about kayaks, I'm planning on purchasing a OK Trident 13' Angler soon, so will be investigating some on this issue.

[aggieyaker]

I live on the ND/MN state line in Grand Forks, will I need to register in MN to put a kayak on a MN lake or will a ND registration be recognized? I'm not sure what the ND regs say yet about kayaks, I'm planning on purchasing a OK Trident 13' Angler soon, so will be investigating some on this issue.

It would appear from the ND standpoint, that you only have to register a motorized craft, so I'm thinking I will definitely be registering in MN to test the waters there.