Taking A Boat Out Of State

[sms_alum]

I have upcoming trips to Kentucky and then a few weeks later to Arkansas. My boat is registered and everything licensed in Missouri. Beyond fishing licenses does anyone know if I need to get the boat licensed in anyway to take it to these states and put it on their waterways? Thanks.

Jason

[denjac]

I have upcoming trips to Kentucky and then a few weeks later to Arkansas. My boat is registered and everything licensed in Missouri. Beyond fishing licenses does anyone know if I need to get the boat licensed in anyway to take it to these states and put it on their waterways? Thanks.

Jason

Your good to go.

[Gilly]

I have upcoming trips to Kentucky and then a few weeks later to Arkansas. My boat is registered and everything licensed in Missouri. Beyond fishing licenses does anyone know if I need to get the boat licensed in anyway to take it to these states and put it on their waterways? Thanks.

Jason

Other than possible ramp or lake fees you should be good.

[Gatorjet]

Don't know about Kentucky, but I was told in Arkansas that proof of insurance was required.

[sms_alum]

Thanks for the quick responses. I'll be sure to post my reports.

[taxidermist]

Go to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission facebook page and ask. they will shortly have you an answer.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/ARGameandFish?ref=ts

[Keith Hatter]

I have upcoming trips to Kentucky and then a few weeks later to Arkansas. My boat is registered and everything licensed in Missouri. Beyond fishing licenses does anyone know if I need to get the boat licensed in anyway to take it to these states and put it on their waterways? Thanks.

Jason

In KY your MO registration will work. You do have to have proof of insurance.

The only reason you would have to get a KY registration is if you are going to be there more than 60 days consecutively.

I just went through all of this last Sept.

Good Luck!

[jdmidwest]

Boating laws should be the same, but you could check the KY waterpatrol website or the KY Dept of Revenue to find more details. Registration should be good, years ago, KY did not even license trailers.

[Sam]

It's just like driving your car out of state - with current license, registration, and proof of insurance you're good to go in all 50 states.

Even without all that some officers might be remarkably lenient, sometimes. We moved back to Missouri in 1990 and I brought along my second boat, a 12-foot aluminum car-topper that my dad and I bought in the late 1960's. I never did title or license it here. I finally got caught in it by the Water Patrol a couple of years ago - with no fire extinguisher or life vests, and a big "CA 1989" license sticker. Oops.

The Water Patrol officer was real good about it - he just told me to get all that fixed and I did. I saw him in the same place a week later (it was the James River white bass run), flagged him down, and showed him that the boat was all squared away. Then we talked fishing for a while - nice guy.

[zander]

I didn't know you had to have proof of insurance on your boat. I have a 14' aluminum boat and it is hard to find anyone that will insure it without charging me a third of what the boat is worth every year. Who do you guys use for a little boat like that?