As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires
a different meaning:
"At retail" means to dispose of a vessel to
a person who will devote it to a consumer use.
"Beam or width" means the transverse
distance between the outer sides of the boat at the widest point excluding
handles and other similar fittings, attachments, and extensions.
"Capacity plate" means the U.S. Coast Guard
capacity plate bearing the information required by federal regulations
governing boats and associated equipment. It shall not mean capacity plate
information furnished by the boating industry association, national marine
manufacturers association, or any similar organization.
"Department" means department of natural
resources.
"Essential parts" means all integral and
body parts of a vessel required to be titled under Iowa Code chapter 462A, the
removal, alteration, or substitution of which would tend to conceal the
identity of the vessel or substantially alter its appearance, model, type, or
mode or method of operation.
"Length" means the straight line horizontal
measurement of the overall length from the foremost part of the boat to the
after most part of the boat, measured from end to end over the deck excluding
sheer, and measured parallel to the centerline. Bow sprits, bumpkins, rudders,
outboard motor brackets, handles, and other similar fittings, attachments, and
extensions are not included in the measurement.
"Manufacturer's certificate of origin" means
a certification signed by the manufacturer or importer that the vessel
described has been transferred to the person or dealer named and that the
transfer is the first transfer of the vessel in ordinary trade or commerce. The
terms "manufacturer's certificate," "importer's certificate," "manufacturer's
statement," "MSO," and "MCO" shall be synonymous with the term "manufacturer's
certificate of origin."
"New vessel" means every vessel that has not
been sold at retail and not previously titled in this state or any other
state.
"Person" means an individual, partnership,
firm, corporation, or association.
"Reconstructed vessel" means every vessel of
a type required to be titled under Iowa Code chapter 462A materially altered by
the removal, addition, or substitution of essential parts, new or used.
"Specially constructed vessel" means every
vessel of a type required to be titled under Iowa Code chapter 462A, not
originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model, or type by a
generally recognized manufacturer of vessels and not materially altered from
its original construction.
