§ 71. Registry of canal floats. The owner of every commercial float to
be navigated on the canal system shall make application to the
corporation for a New York state certificate of registry. The
application shall be in form prescribed by the corporation and shall
contain such information as the corporation may deem essential for full
and complete identification of the float and the owner thereof. It shall
be signed by the owner if an individual, or by an officer of a company,
partnership or corporation if so owned. Upon receipt of an application
in proper form, the corporation shall assign a state registry number and
issue to the owner a certificate of New York state registry, a copy of
which shall be entered in the records of its office.