So when does this Administration and the EPA say no more boating on it's waterways
 

Never Happen. Some of the biggest users are merchant ships and I can't see them stopping them.

dont surprise me one bit! The commie-rats here in IL have now required a "water usage sticker" for any non-motorised watercraft like canoes, kayaks, paddle boats, and sail boards because they don't already squeeze enough money out of us for crap they can't afford to pay for!! My parents found out the hard way one day when DNR came up on them and gave them a warning! they have been on the same lake for over 20yrs with a paddle boat on there for the last 15yrs easy and never had to register it or get any other stickers until now!

Is that like an mc or il? number? If it floats in Michigan it needs a sticker and mc #.

nope! The "IL" sticker is required for all motorized and/or sail vessels....in the past small boats like canoes and kayaks and paddle boats etc didn't need registration....unless you had a trolling motor mounted on it (then its motorized).....NOW if your floating on a stupid inner-tube and don't have a "water use" stamp they can fine you!!! Some friends of mine found that out last year floating down a local creek near my parents summer house!!! another way to get an extra $6.50/year out of you.

Totally wrong for Michigan. Check the SOS site for proof.

Here's MI laws regarding small vessels:

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 451 of 1994


324.80123 Exemption.

Sec. 80123.

(1) The owner of a vessel is not required to pay a fee and a vessel is not required to be numbered and to display a decal under this part if the vessel is 1 or more of the following:

(a) Used temporarily on the waters of this state and the owner and the vessel are from a country other than the United States.

(b) A vessel that is owned by the United States, used in the public service for purposes other than recreation, and clearly identifiable as such a vessel.

(c) A vessel's lifeboat.

(d) An all-terrain vehicle not used as a vessel.

(e) A raft, sailboard, surfboard, or swim float.

(f) A vessel 16 feet or less, propelled by hand either with oars or paddles, and not used for rental or other commercial purposes.

(g) A nonmotorized canoe or kayak not used for rental or other commercial purposes.

(2) The owner of a vessel documented by the United States coast guard or a federal agency that is the successor to the United States coast guard shall comply with this part, including the payment of fees as provided in this part. However, the vessel shall not be required to display numbers under this part.

(3) This part does not prohibit the numbering of an undocumented vessel pursuant to this part upon request by the owner, even though the vessel is exempt from the numbering requirements of this part.


History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: Marine Safety Act
Popular Name: NREPA


Thats the way it USED to be here..... :mad:

That's what we need more big gubment..............geez.