KY boat trailer in IN

[Roostertail]

You don't need plates in KY. But an Indiana vehicle pulling a KY boat?? I don't know what they would say? I don't think they could say anything. But you may still get pulled over. I guess as long as you have the registration or title and it is not you, then they only have to check to make sure you didn't steal it.....And make sure everything on the boat is current for KY.

[billm_usa1]

The County excise tax would need to be paid if it's in Indiana for more than 30 consecutive days. Doesn't matter who owns it or where they live. So go fish the souht bank of the Ohio River for 5 minutes or so once a month or drive across the bridge and take a picture.

[Moose1am]

Good idea.

Use a polarid camera and write the date and location on the picture for proof.

I still wonder if you need to have a License plate on the boat trailer when driving though the state of IN? But I don't really know the law on this.

I'd still call the motor vehicle guys in IN and ask them about this. Better to be safe than sorry and end up getting a ticket.

Driving downt the road without a plate on the trailer is just asking for trouble. The Police may not really know what's going on and they may stop you just to check you out. Or maybe not!

I registered my boat in KY when I first bought it. I never had to fool with the IN registration system until about 1990 when I got a ticket at Patoka Lake for not having it registered in IN. All I did was pay property taxes on the trailer so that I could get a license plate. If I had not got stopped that time at Patoka I would still not be registered in IN.

Now it costs me an additional 50 bucks a year to registered my boat. I'll have to do that again this fall.

And if you fish the smaller lakes in IN you won't always need that Lake Permit on your boat. For example you don't need the Lake Permit for Bluegrass F&W area's lakes. But you need it for Monroe and Patoka Lake. Probably for Dogwood also.

The County excise tax would need to be paid if it's in Indiana for more than 30 consecutive days. Doesn't matter who owns it or where they live. So go fish the souht bank of the Ohio River for 5 minutes or so once a month or drive across the bridge and take a picture.

[Roostertail]

If you were registered in KY then you were good to go. You can fish in any state if your boat is registered with one state. The only thing you have to worry about is fishing license, and boat launching permit.