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This committee shall place special emphasis on the administration and enforcement of this chapter.C\n\nAll expenses required for administration and enforcement of this chapter shall be paid from the funds collected pursuant to the numbering and certificate of title provisions of this chapter. All moneys collected pursuant to the numbering and certificate of title provisions of this chapter shall be deposited into the state treasury credited to a special fund, known as the game protection fund, and accounted for as a separate part to be designated as the motorboat and water safety fund. Such moneys shall be made available to the Department solely for the administration and enforcement of this chapter, for educational activities relating to boating safety and for other activities and purposes of direct benefit to the boating public. Moneys from the motorboat and water safety fund shall not be diverted to any other state agency. The motorboat and water safety fund and moneys otherwise provided for in this chapter shall be made available to carry out the intent and purposes as set forth in this chapter in accordance with plans approved by the Board. All such funds are hereby reserved until expended for the enforcement, administration and other provisions of this chapter. However, the Board is authorized to adopt a plan or formula for the use of these moneys for employing and equipping any additional personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and for paying a proportionate share of the salaries, expense, and operational costs of existing personnel according to the time and effort expended by them in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Such plan or formula may be altered or amended from time to time by the Board as existing conditions may warrant. No funds derived from the sale of hunting licenses or fishing licenses shall be expended or diverted for carrying out the provisions of this chapter.D\n\nThe Department shall maintain a record of all certificates of title it issues. The certificates of title may be located (i) under a distinctive title number assigned to each watercraft, (ii) under the hull identification number of each watercraft, (iii) under the registration number, (iv) alphabetically under the name of the owner, and (v) at the discretion of the Board by any additional methods it determines.E\n\nThe Board shall make such rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper for the effective administration of this chapter. The proposal and adoption of rules and regulations shall take place as prescribed in Article 1 (§ 29.1-500 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of this title and all rules and regulations shall be published by the Board in a convenient form. 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This law was first created in 1960. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 500 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1960 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 659; in 1972, chapter 412; in 1981, chapter 405; in 1987, chapters 101 and 488.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57034,"section_number":"29.1-101","catch_line":"Game Protection Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-101\/"},{"id":71793,"section_number":"29.1-345.2","catch_line":"Damaged stationary blinds in Virginia Beach; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-345.2\/"},{"id":74468,"section_number":"58.1-2289","catch_line":"Disposition of tax revenue generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2289\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78660,"section_number":"29.1-500","catch_line":"Reserved","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":193461,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58984,"identifier":"29.1-701","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-701","url":"\/29.1-701\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-701\/","token":"29.1\/7\/1\/29.1-701","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department to administer chapter; Motorboat Committee; funds for administration; records; rules and regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-701","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be the duty of the Department<\/span> to enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The chairman of the Board<\/span> shall designate from among the members of the Board<\/span> three members who shall serve as the Motorboat<\/span> Committee. This committee shall place special emphasis on the administration and enforcement of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> All expenses required for administration and enforcement of this chapter shall be paid from the funds collected pursuant to the numbering and certificate of title provisions of this chapter. All moneys collected pursuant to the numbering and certificate of title provisions of this chapter shall be deposited into the state treasury credited to a special fund, known as the game<\/span> protection fund, and accounted for as a separate part to be designated as the motorboat<\/span> and water safety fund. Such moneys shall be made available to the Department<\/span> solely for the administration and enforcement of this chapter, for educational activities relating to boating safety and for other activities and purposes of direct benefit to the boating public. Moneys from the motorboat<\/span> and water safety fund shall not be diverted to any other state agency. The motorboat<\/span> and water safety fund and moneys otherwise provided for in this chapter shall be made available to carry out the intent<\/span> and purposes as set forth in this chapter in accordance with plans approved by the Board<\/span>. All such funds are hereby reserved until expended for the enforcement, administration and other provisions of this chapter. However, the Board<\/span> is authorized to adopt a plan or formula for the use of these moneys for employing and equipping any additional personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and for paying a proportionate share of the salaries, expense, and operational costs of existing personnel according to the time and effort expended by them in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Such plan or formula may be altered or amended from time to time by the Board<\/span> as existing conditions may warrant. No funds derived from the sale of hunting licenses or fishing<\/span> licenses shall be expended or diverted for carrying out the provisions of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall maintain a record of all certificates of title it issues<\/span>. The certificates of title may be located (i) under a distinctive title number assigned to each watercraft, (ii) under the hull identification number of each watercraft, (iii) under the registration number, (iv) alphabetically under the name of the owner<\/span>, and (v) at the discretion of the Board<\/span> by any additional methods it determines. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall make such rules and regulations<\/span> as it deems necessary and proper for the effective administration of this chapter. The proposal and adoption of rules and regulations<\/span> shall take place as prescribed in Article 1 (§ 29.1-500<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 5 of this title and all rules and regulations<\/span> shall be published by the Board<\/span> in a convenient form. The Board<\/span> shall cooperate with the Department<\/span> of Taxation in issuing titles and collecting tax thereon. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER CHAPTER; MOTORBOAT COMMITTEE; FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATION;\nRECORDS; RULES AND REGULATIONS (\u00a7 29.1-701)\n\nA. It shall be the duty of the Department to enforce and administer the\nprovisions of this chapter.\n\nB. The chairman of the Board shall designate from among the members of the Board\nthree members who shall serve as the Motorboat Committee. This committee shall\nplace special emphasis on the administration and enforcement of this chapter.\n\nC. All expenses required for administration and enforcement of this chapter\nshall be paid from the funds collected pursuant to the numbering and certificate\nof title provisions of this chapter. All moneys collected pursuant to the\nnumbering and certificate of title provisions of this chapter shall be deposited\ninto the state treasury credited to a special fund, known as the game protection\nfund, and accounted for as a separate part to be designated as the motorboat and\nwater safety fund. Such moneys shall be made available to the Department solely\nfor the administration and enforcement of this chapter, for educational\nactivities relating to boating safety and for other activities and purposes of\ndirect benefit to the boating public. Moneys from the motorboat and water safety\nfund shall not be diverted to any other state agency. The motorboat and water\nsafety fund and moneys otherwise provided for in this chapter shall be made\navailable to carry out the intent and purposes as set forth in this chapter in\naccordance with plans approved by the Board. All such funds are hereby reserved\nuntil expended for the enforcement, administration and other provisions of this\nchapter. However, the Board is authorized to adopt a plan or formula for the use\nof these moneys for employing and equipping any additional personnel necessary\nto carry out the provisions of this chapter and for paying a proportionate share\nof the salaries, expense, and operational costs of existing personnel according\nto the time and effort expended by them in carrying out the provisions of this\nchapter. Such plan or formula may be altered or amended from time to time by the\nBoard as existing conditions may warrant. No funds derived from the sale of\nhunting licenses or fishing licenses shall be expended or diverted for carrying\nout the provisions of this chapter.\n\nD. The Department shall maintain a record of all certificates of title it\nissues. The certificates of title may be located (i) under a distinctive title\nnumber assigned to each watercraft, (ii) under the hull identification number of\neach watercraft, (iii) under the registration number, (iv) alphabetically under\nthe name of the owner, and (v) at the discretion of the Board by any additional\nmethods it determines.\n\nE. The Board shall make such rules and regulations as it deems necessary and\nproper for the effective administration of this chapter. The proposal and\nadoption of rules and regulations shall take place as prescribed in Article 1\n(§ 29.1-500 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of this title and all rules and\nregulations shall be published by the Board in a convenient form. The Board\nshall cooperate with the Department of Taxation in issuing titles and collecting\ntax thereon.\n\nHISTORY: 1960, c. 500, \u00a7 62-174.3; 1968, c. 659, \u00a7 62.1-168; 1972, c. 412;\n1981, c. 405; 1987, cc. 101, 488.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}