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BOAT PERMITS |
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All public watercrafts require boat registration/watercraft permit prior to use on
Tempe Town Lake. Permits are available at the
Rio Salado Operations
Center, open Monday thru Friday 7:30 am to 5:30 pm and Saturday 8 am to 1
pm. We are closed Sundays and major holidays. For more information click on Town
Lake boating regulations
and A Guide to Tempe Town Lake or call
the Rio Salado Operations Center at (480) 350-8625.
- All watercraft equipped with a motor – even an electric motor – must be
registered through the Arizona State Boat Registration with valid number and current
annual decal displayed on the watercraft. This registration is available at the
Arizona Game
and Fish Department, 2222 W. Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023. Phone: (602) 942-3000. Non-motorized boats do not require an Arizona State boating
registration.
Non-Arizona, resident-owned watercraft currently numbered/registered in another state
may be operated in Arizona for a period of 90 days.
- All watercraft require a Tempe Town Lake annual or daily watercraft permit. Owners of
watercraft equipped with a single electric motor must present a valid Arizona State Boat
Registration in order to be issued a Town Lake watercraft permit. Tempe Town Lake permits
are available at the City of Tempe Town Lake Operations Center, 620 N. Mill Avenue,
Tempe, AZ 85281. Phone: (480) 350-8625.
The annual or daily Tempe Town Lake watercraft permit must be affixed to the left stern
of the watercraft.
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TOWN LAKE BOAT PERMIT HOLDERS
to subscribe to a listserv
alerting you to lake events, restrictions, closures, and updated lake
information of special interest to you as a boat permit holder at Town
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WATERCRAFT PERMIT CATEGORIES:
- Category I: Tempe resident-owned watercraft – Requires a Tempe
resident (individual or family) watercraft owner to present a valid
Arizona State Boat Registration with a Tempe address, if required, or a
valid Arizona Driver License issued to a Tempe
address. Two forms of identification proving Tempe residency are required. Permit fee of
$5 per year per boat.
- Category II: Tempe-based non profit organization watercraft – Must present
documentation of current nonprofit status. Permit fee of $15 per year per boat.
- Category III: Other nonprofit organization watercraft – Must present
documentation of current nonprofit status. Permit fee of $15 per year per boat.
- Category IV: Educational/training/intercollegiate athletic use – Permit fee of
$15 per year per boat plus an educational programming use fee of $5 per student (less than
six classes per session) or $10 per student per semester/quarter year.
- Category V:
Non-Tempe resident-owned watercraft and all other watercraft
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Permit fee of $5 per day or $30 per year per boat.
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