Do River Guide Boats Need to Be Licensed?

August 26, 2010

Question: I would like to know if guided drift boats need a California hull sticker. Drift boat guides say they don’t have a motor and so they don’t need one. I would say 95 percent of guide boats on the Trinity River in California don’t have the sticker. What does the law say? (Joe B.)

Answer: The guides are correct. If the boat is without a motor, no CF number is needed.