§200-53  Sale or disposition of vessel. When a vessel is abandoned, the owner of the vessel repair business, or privatemarina, or the owner's authorized representative, or the designatedrepresentative of the yacht club, after one public advertisement in a newspaperof general circulation in the State, may negotiate a sale of the vessel ordispose of it; provided that the vessel shall not be sold or disposed of lessthan five calendar days after the publication of the advertisement.  Upon thesale or disposal of the vessel under this part, the owner of the vessel repairbusiness, or private marina, or the owner's authorized representative, or thedesignated representative of the yacht club, shall file an affidavit with thedepartment stating to whom the vessel was sold or, if the vessel was not sold,the manner in which the vessel was disposed of pursuant to this part. [L 1991,c 272, pt of §2; am L 1999, c 232, §4]