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Boat registrations are good for 3 calendar years (for example 1/1/2003 through 12/31/2005). Renew your watercraft registration: In person at any deputy registrar of motor vehicles (where you license your car) or at the DNR License Bureau in St. Paul (500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN). Online using the online licensing system.
Register your new watercraft: In person at any MN Dept. of Public, DVS (Driver & Vehicle Services) office locations (where you license your car) or at the DNR License Center, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4026.
Purchase fishing licenses, hunting licenses, trap licenses, stamps, wild rice harvest permits, and trail passes. Allow five to 10 business days for license tags, permits and passes to arrive via U.S. postal mail. Renew ATV, OHM, ORV, snowmobile, and boat registrations.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) oversees the titling and registration of all vessels. On this page, we'll outline the steps to titling and registering your boat AND the qualifications you need to operate watercraft on MN waters.
Watercraft title fees - effective 7/1/03. Type of transaction Fee Issuing fee; Watercraft title: 15.00: 7.00: Corrected title (Correcting original information on title.) (Application form) 10.00: 7.00: Title transfer: 10.00: 7.00: Duplicate title (Application form) 4.00: 7.00: Add a lien (Application form) 10.00: 7.00: Release a lien ...
If you do not have a certificate from your state, you may obtain one from Minnesota by successfully completing the DNR’s boating safety course. It is available at mndnr.gov/boatingcourse. We recommend that adults take the Minnesota boating course to enhance their knowledge and safety.
A title provides proof of ownership, which becomes very important when buying or selling a boat. It also protects businesses that make boat loans, and helps in the identification and recovery of stolen watercraft. Effective January 1, 1991 Chapter 868 requires certain watercraft to be Titled.
