Section 23-2-515 - Registration decal to be displayed(1) A Montana motorboat, sailboat, or personal watercraft numbered in accordance with the provisions of 23-2-512 must display a registration decal. For this purpose, the county treasurer, upon proof of payment of the registration fee as required by 61-3-321(10), shall issue a registration decal prepared and furnished by the department of justice with all new certificates of number and, if applicable, all renewals of the certificates of number.(2)(a) The registration decal must be of a style and design prescribed by the department of justice.(b) The registration decal must be serially numbered.(c) The registration decals issued for a motorboat, sailboat, or personal watercraft do not expire while the motorboat, sailboat, or personal watercraft remains in the same ownership.(3) A registration decal must be displayed on the left side of the forward half, 3 inches aft of the identifying numbers.En. Sec. 3, Ch. 348, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 391, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 514, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 52, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-3504.1; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 312, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 421, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 649, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 577, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 592, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 130, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 329, L. 2007.