Motorboat

23 V.S.A. § 3304 defines motorboat classes as follows

Motorboats shall be divided into four classes as follows:

• Class A - Less than 16 feet in length.
• Class 1 - 16 feet or over and less than 26 feet in length.
• Class 2 - 26 feet or over and less than 40 feet in length.
• Class 3 - 40 feet or over.

Motorboat title information.

The first registration or validation of a motorboat/personal watercraft/shuttlecraft (boat) in Vermont is subject to the sales tax unless:

All-Terrain & All-Surface Vehicles

The first All-Terrain or All-Surface Vehicle registration in Vermont is subject to the Purchase & Use Tax unless exempted.

Motorboats

The first registration or validation of a vessel/personal watercraft (Jet-ski)/shuttlecraft in Vermont is subject to the Sales & Use Tax unless:

Vermont Title Law changed on July 1, 2024

Act 165, relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to the Department of Motor Vehicles, motor vehicles, and vessels, was enacted on July 1, 2024. See Bulletins for more information.

Vermont titles Motorboats, ASVs, ATVs, and Snowmobiles with some exceptions.​

23 V.S.A. § 3807

Exempted vessels, snowmobiles, and all-terrain vehicles

No certificate of title need be obtained for:

Find the requirements for transferring registration of ATVs, motorboats, and snowmobiles here. Use the links below to jump to the section you need:

ATVs Motorboats Snowmobiles forms Fees

ATV

To transfer your Vermont registration from one ATV to another: