F. False or fraudulent information on the application for the certificate of number;

G. Failure to pay the required fee for the certificate of number; or

H. Involuntary loss of interest in the watercraft due to legal process.

The transfer of a partial interest that does not affect the original owner's right to operate the watercraft does not terminate or invalidate the certificate of number.

Sec. 364. 12 MRSA §13058, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

1. Prohibition. A person may not place or operate a motorboat or personal watercraft on the inland waters of the State unless a lake and river protection sticker issued under subsection 3 is affixed to both sides of the bow above the water line and approximately 3 inches behind the validation sticker required under section 13056.

Sec. 365. 12 MRSA §13058, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

2.__Violation.__A citation for a violation of subsection 1 may not be issued to a person who is also issued a citation at the same time for a violation of any other provision of this chapter regulating watercraft, other than section 13073.

A.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $250 per violation may be adjudged.__A fine imposed under this subsection may not be suspended by the court.

B.__A person who violates subsection 1 after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 366. 12 MRSA §13058, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

3. Lake and river protection sticker; fee. By No later than January 1st of each year, the commissioner shall provide