Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part I, Title XIV, Motor Vehicles

Mass. Gen. Laws (Motor Vehicles) § 90B:2: Numbering; exceptions

What this law says, in plain English

Motorboats on commonwealth waters must be numbered, with exceptions for foreign-owned temporary vessels, government vessels, lifeboats, and certain federally-documented vessels. Operating an unnumbered motorboat violates this law.

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