LCL 10 Natural Resources

(6) Make of the vessel
(7) Year of manufacture or model year
(8) Manufacturer’s hull identification
(9) Overall vessel length
(10) Type of vessel (open, cabin, house or
other)
(11) Hull composition (wood, steel,
aluminum, fiberglass, plastic or other)
(12) Propulsion (inboard, outboard,
inboard-outboard, sail or other)
(13) Principle fuel (gasoline, diesel, or
other)
(14) Owner’s signature, and
(c) A current photograph of the vessel, and
(d) Confirmation that the vessel is not
registered by any other Treaty Tribe, and
(e) For vessels documented by the United
States Coast Guard, current documentation
papers indicating that documentation is valid
for the majority of the year for which the
registration is to be issued, and
(f) Payment of a $2.50 fee; such fee is subject
to regulation by the Lummi Natural Resources
Department and approval by the Commission
and the Council, except that Senior Citizens
need not pay any fee.
10.05.020 Change of Registration
When the ownership of a vessel registered
under this section to participate in fisheries
under Lummi jurisdiction changes the
registered owner must notify the Lummi
Natural Resources Department within 10 days
of the transfer of ownership so the vessel may
be stricken from the Lummi Register, and
must be registered by the new owner, if a
Lummi Citizen. Failure comply with this
provision shall be punishable by a civil
penalty of $50 to $100.
10.05.030 Treaty Vessel Registration
Number
The Lummi Natural Resources Department
shall issue a Treaty Vessel identification
number for each vessel registered by the
Lummi Nation. This number shall consist of a
WN Prefix, a 3 digit number and a XWL
suffix. This number must be permanently
placed on both sides of the bow in block
letters not less than three inches in height in a
color distinctly contrasting with the
background. The number must read from left
to right and include spaces or hyphens the
width of the letters between the three parts of
the registration number. In the case of
documented vessels, the registration number
shall be displayed in the manner commonly
enforced by the Coast Guard for similar
vessels in the non-Indian fleet.
10.05.040 Annual Treaty Registration
Validation Stickers
The Annual Treaty Registration Validation
Stickers shall be issued by the Lummi Natural
Resources Department after the satisfaction of
the conditions in 10.05.010 above.
Registration validation stickers must be
displayed on either side of the bow, aft of and
directly in line with the registration number
within 6 inches of the registration number, or
name of the vessel if documented. In the case
of documented vessels, the registration
validation sticker may be displayed in the
manner commonly enforced by the Coast
Guard for similar vessels in the non-Indian
fleet.
10.05.050 Replacement of Registration
Stickers
The Lummi Natural Resources Department
will replace Vessel Registration Validation
Stickers upon application by the registered
owner certifying that the original materials
have been lost, damaged or otherwise made
unfit for identification purposes.
10.05.060 Fishing without Valid Vessel
Registration
All vessels and/or boats used in fisheries
under the jurisdiction of the Lummi Nation
must be registered according to the provisions
of Section 10.05.010 above and have the
registration documentation on board the
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