RCW 88.02.010
Definitions. (Effective until July 1, 2011. Recodified as RCW 88.02.310.)

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

     (1) "Vessel" means every watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water, other than a seaplane.

     (2) "Owner" means a person who has a lawful right to possession of a vessel by purchase, exchange, gift, lease, inheritance, or legal action whether or not the vessel is subject to a security interest.

     (3) "Dealer" means a person, partnership, association, or corporation engaged in the business of selling vessels at wholesale or retail in this state.

     (4) "Department" means the department of licensing.

[1983 c 7 § 14.]