Cite as: 63 CNCA § 4002

As used in the Cherokee Nation Vessel and Motor Registration Act:

1. "Certificate of registration" means a document which is legal proof of registration of a vessel or motor;

2. "Certificate of title" means a document which is proof of legal ownership of a vessel and/or motor;

3. "Commission" means:

a. the Cherokee Nation Tax Commission, or

b. the equivalent vessel registration and licensing agency of the State of Oklahoma or a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state;

4. "Operate" means to navigate or be in actual physical control of a vessel or otherwise use a vessel or motor;

5. "Outboard motor" means an internal combustion engine capable of being externally mounted at the stern of a vessel which provides the transfer of power to move a vessel through the water;

6. "Permanent number" means the distinctive and unique number which:

a. the Commission permanently assigns to a vessel, irrespective of any change of ownership of said vessel. The permanent number shall begin with the letters "OK", followed by four numerals, and then followed by two letters; or

b. the State of Oklahoma assigns to a vessel; or

c. any federally recognized Indian tribe in this state assigns to a vessel; provided, the number is configured as prescribed in 33 C.F.R., Parts 173 and 174;

7. "Person" means a natural person. partnership, corporation, association, trust, estate or other legal entity;

8. "Vessel" means every device, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water; and

9. "Waters of this Nation" means and includes all waters within the territorial boundaries of the Cherokee Nation; provided, such phrase shall not mean or include waters which are entirely owned by a private person or persons, and to which the public is not permitted access.

Historical Data

LA 40-21, eff. September 13, 2021.