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Dressing for Cold-weather Boating Commercial Fishing Season Runs Mar 1-Dec 10 Recognize the flags and avoid a hazard National Safe Boating Week is May 18-24, 2019 Celebrating 50 Years of Protecting Ohio's Best Rivers Plan Your Next Boat Outing Interactive Mapping Tool Shows Access, Docks, Fuel and Other Amenities Are Your Numbers Displayed Correctly? See Examples in the Ohio Boat Operators Guide -- Online Boat Registration Renewal NOTICE: Boat Registration System Upgrade Know Before You Go Boat Registration System Upgrade 1/24/20 UPDATE Know Before You Go -- News & Features ODNR provides $250K in Boating Safety Education Grants across Ohio Posted on 1/28/2020 by Watercraft in News Boating Safety Course Offered at Maumee Bay State Park on Feb 1 Posted on 1/13/2020 by Watercraft in News ODNR to offer $500K in grants to improve boating access Posted on 12/21/2019 by Watercraft in News ________________________ See All Watercraft News Frequent Questions I lost my education card... How do I get a new one? Everyone who has received a plastic, wallet-size Boater Education Card/Certificate from Ohio DNR Watercraft can receive a replacement as long as we can locate you in our database. (Our database began in November 1999.) To find your record, we need your date of birth and last name. If your address has changed since you took your exam, please send us your current address as well. Call the nearest Watercraft office or email us at watercraft@dnr.state.oh.us with your information. It will take 10 to 15 working days to receive your new card. How do I register my new boat? Visit a boat registration agent in person or work with one of our Watercraft offices to do it through the mail. Find an agent List of Watercraft offices Do I need to register my ... ...boat in Ohio if I am just visiting from out-of-state? No, but your boat has to be legally registered in your state of residence. If your home state does not require a registration for your type of boat, then just be sure to have some proof of residency with you. Visitors can use their boats in Ohio up to 60 days. ...Sailboard? No. ...Kiteboard? No. ...Paddleboard? No. ...Float Tube? No. ...Belly Boat? No. ...Kayak? Yes.You have the option of a traditional registration or an alternative registration for hand-powered vessels. ...Canoe? Yes.You have the option of a traditional registration or an alternative registration for hand-powered vessels. I want to renew my boat registration online ... The online boat registration renewal website has changed. All renewal letters (which contain your PIN) should be delivered by mid-February. You may not have received a renewal letter if we don't have your current address. YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS WITH US BEFORE YOU RENEW ONLINE. If you need to change your address with us and/or you need your PIN to renew online, send an email to watercraft@dnr.state.oh.us and include (1) your reason for emailing, (2) your boat number, (3) your name and current address. I need a copy of my registration / I need another set of decals... Replacement decals and/or a copy of your registration are available through the mail or at one of our Watercraft Offices. They cost $4 each ($4 for a new set of decals and $4 for a copy of the registration). You need to send/bring in a Duplicate Order Form with the fee. Duplicate Order Form (DNR 8456) [pdf 159Kb] Make all checks payable to ODNR Division of Parks & Watercraft I bought a used kayak/canoe...How do I register it? Take the following to any boat registration agent : Proof of ownership... one of the following: Manufacturers Statement of Origin - These are the or...