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Waterfowl boats used during the hunting season.

Rowboats with oar locks that have an outboard motor with less than 40 HP.

Vessels manufactured before August 1, 1979.

Boats registered out-of-state, being used in MN for more than 90 days.

The DNR requires certain vessels over 16 ft. If you still aren't positive about whether your boat requires registration, call the MN Department of Natural Resources at (651) 296-6157.

Rice boats used during the harvest season.

Duck boats used during duck hunting season.

government-owned vessels (except those used for recreational purposes).

Boats from another country kept in Minnesota for no more than 90 consecutive days.

Vessels currently registered in another state used in Minnesota for no more than 90 consecutive days.

Duplicate title mn registration#

The following types of watercraft are exempt from registration with the MN DNR:

All non-motorized vessels more than 10 ft.

The Minnesota DNR requires the following types of vessels to be registered: On this page, we'll outline the steps to titling and registering your boat AND the qualifications you need to operate watercraft on MN waters. I contacted Chad and he still had the title from Chris and he typed up a letter to submit with it (notarized and all kinds of official looking stuff on it) and I gave that to Kevin who brought that into the DMV - no good because Chad had already put his name on it as the buyer (6 years ago).The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) oversees the titling and registration of all vessels. He went to the MN DMV (or whatever its called over there!) and they did a VIN check on the trailer and it shows that it is still in Chris's name (original owner). I sold boat to Kevin and gave him the signed boat title and a bill of sale for the boat and for the trailer. Chad sold the boat to me and signed his title over to me and I then registered the boat and got a new title in my name. Chad brought both to WI DNR, they took the boat title but said they didn't need the trailer title since WI doesn't register them. When he sold the boat to Chad he filled out the title for both trailer and boat and gave it to Chad. The trailer was titled in MN by the original owner (Chris) some 9 years ago.

The boat in this case was over 16ft and required a WI title so that part was not an issue. 2 months ago I sold the boat to another guy (Kevin) who is a MN resident. I bought a boat 4 years ago from a guy (Chad) in WI who bought it 5 years prior to that from a guy (Chris) in MN. The catch is if the boat and trailer had previously been titled in another state there is potential for complications, here's my experience: As stated before, trailers with a GVWR of less than 3000 also are not titled in MN - again you will need VIN # and make/model info to title it in MN. You will just need a properly filled out and signed bill of sale. WI does not require boats under 16ft to be titled so unless the current owner had a specific reason to do so there will be no title for the boat. The biggest hassle you may have is if the boat/trailer ever was in a different state with a previous owner. Fairly painless, but you need the right person and you need the paperwork.īeing a WI resident and having sold a boat to MN resident a few months ago I can offer some insights. Cash, Money Order, and other credit cards are good.Ĩ) Pay your $113 and your on your way. My application stated 'under 3000# GTW'.ĥ) I had a picture of the manufacturers sticker with VIN# on my I-phone.Ħ) They will use the last eight digits of the VIN to create a registration number for the trailerħ They take any Credit Card except Visa. I do not know where the cut off is, but in general fishing boats are not titled in Wi. That was OK, but it goes smoother if that VIN is on the document signed by the previous owner.Ĥ) Certain trailers do have titles in Wisconsin. I did not have the VIN number of the trailer on the bill of sale. They copied my boat title, and stapled it to the application.ģ) Have a bill of sale that list the boat and the trailer. Having the boat title shows the purchase was made out of state.

These are my suggestions that allowed my process to go smoothly:ġ) Call ahead to identify the right office with titling services.Ģ) You need to send your boat title in to get the boat registered, but don't do that until you get the trailer plated. However I have a few suggestions that made my experience manageable: Not sure what the requirements are in MN. They do in my state so I had to get a title and licence through or MVR.

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One of the things I found out was that in Wisconsin they do not title and license small trailers. I bought a wisconsin boat as well and had to title it here in Illinois.