HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2098        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 829

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to snowmobile registration numbers..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Chapter 90B is hereby amended in section 22 by striking out the second sentence in the first paragraph and adding the following four sentences:-

Upon receipt of the application and the appropriate fee, as hereinafter provided, such vehicle shall be registered and a registration number assigned.  The registration number shall be painted or by means of a decal or sticker which is firmly attached to both sides of the cowling of the vehicle and located so that both are clearly visible and not obstructed.  The registration number displayed shall be not less than three inches in height and not less than one half inch in width and shall be in a color that is in marked and distinct contrast to the background to which the number is applied.  The registration number shall be maintained in a legible condition at all times.