Section 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.