3.__Use of 20-day plates.__Upon the sale or exchange by a dealer of any motorboat that requires a certificate of number, the new owner may secure from the dealer a temporary 20-day plate to operate the craft for 20 consecutive days after the date of sale in lieu of a permanent certificate of number as required in section 13056, as long as the new owner applies to the commissioner on the date of sale for a certificate of number.

A.__The application and fee for a certificate of number, together with a copy of the temporary registration issued by the dealer, must be forwarded by the dealer to the commissioner within 48 hours after the date of sale of the motorboat.

B.__The dealer shall affix the temporary 20-day boat number to the bow of the motorboat and shall clearly mark thereon the date issued, date of expiration and the dealer's Maine dealer's number.

4.__Restrictions.__The following restrictions govern the use of 20-day plates.

A.__The temporary 20-day boat number is nontransferable and must be conspicuously displayed on the bow of the motorboat, notwithstanding any other requirements of display of boat number.

B.__The operator of a motorboat must have the temporary registration aboard at all times while the motorboat is in operation.

C.__After expiration of the 20-day period, the owner shall remove and discard the temporary 20-day boat number and display the permanent boat number and validation stickers assigned by the commissioner in accordance with section 13056, subsection 12, paragraph B.

§13061.__Permit to hold regatta, race, boat exhibition or

water-ski exhibition

1.__Permit required.__A person may not hold a regatta, race, boat exhibition or water-ski exhibition without a permit from the commissioner issued under subsection 2.__A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.