A new law that requires all vessels 24 feet or longer—commercial, sport and recreational—to register with the Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is causing confusion and annoyance among boaters. The state has not notified boaters about the changes, and local commercial fishermen questioned the purpose of a third state registration on their boats.
The new requirement is part of the Derelict Vessels Act, which came into law in January of this year to curb…