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C. Bona fide members of the crew engaged in the business of
the watercraft who have not contributed consideration for
their carriage and who are paid for their services; and

 
D. A guest on board a watercraft that is being used
exclusively for pleasure purposes who has not contributed
any consideration, directly or indirectly, for that guest's
carriage.

 
Sec. 356. 12 MRSA §13003, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
1. Registration of watercraft and ATV. An Except in the case
of a renewal of registration by the same owner, an application
for the registration may not be granted in respect to any of a
watercraft or ATV whose may not be granted when the sale or use
of that watercraft or ATV may be subject to tax under Title 36,
chapters 211 to 225, except in the case of a renewal of
registration by the same owner, unless and until one of the
following conditions has been satisfied:

 
A. The applicant has submitted a dealer's certificate in a
form prescribed by the State Tax Assessor, showing either
that the sales tax due in respect to the watercraft or ATV
in question has been collected by the dealer or that the
sale of the watercraft or ATV is exempt from or otherwise
not subject to tax under Title 36, chapters 211 to 225;

 
B. The applicant has properly executed and signed a use tax
certificate in the form and manner prescribed by the State
Tax Assessor and paid the amount of tax shown therein to be
due; or

 
C. The applicant has properly executed and signed a use tax
certificate in the form and manner prescribed by the State
Tax Assessor showing that the sale or use of the watercraft
or ATV in question is exempt from or otherwise not subject
to tax under Title 36, chapters 211 to 225.

 
Sec. 357. 12 MRSA §13004, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2
and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
§13004. Collection by State Tax Assessor

 
This section and sections 13002, 13003 and 13005 must be
construed as cumulative of other methods prescribed in Title 36
for the collection of the sales or use tax. These sections may
not be construed as precluding do not preclude the State Tax
Assessor's collecting the tax due in respect to any watercraft,


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