Boaters: Renew your watercraft registration

Ryan Bohn (Otter Tail Co. Sheriff's Office)

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources encourages boat owners to renew expired watercraft registrations before this year’s boating season.

The DNR urges boat owners to renew online (mndnr.gov/buyalicense) or in person rather than by mail. People can renew in person at a local deputy registrar’s office (dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/locations/Pages/find-office-locations.aspx#search=registrar) or at the DNR Central Office, 500 Lafayette Road, in St. Paul.

Boat registrations are good for three calendar years. The DNR has details about how to renew watercraft, what information owners need to supply about their watercraft, and registration fees on the DNR website (mndnr.gov/licenses/watercraft).