§200-42  Notice to owner.  Upon taking
custody of any vessel, a written notice shall immediately be posted on the
vessel and a duplicate original sent by registered or certified mail, with a
return receipt requested, to the owner registered with the department or
documented by the United States Coast Guard or any lien holder or operator of
the vessel on record with the department or the United States Coast Guard at
their respective last known address on record with the department or the United
States Coast Guard.  The notice shall contain a brief description of the
vessel, the location of custody, and the intended disposition of the vessel if
not repossessed within twenty days after the mailing of the notice.  Such
owner, lien holder, or operator, of the vessel shall have ten days after
receipt of the mailed notice to request in writing an administrative hearing. 
This administrative hearing is solely for the purpose of allowing the owner,
lien holder, or operator of an impounded vessel to contest the basis given by
the department for the impoundment of the vessel.  The hearing must be held
within five working days of the department's receipt of the written request. [L
1991, c 272, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 70, §2]