(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 37-1211, the owner of each motorboat shall register such vessel every three years. The owner of such vessel shall file an application for a certificate of number pursuant to section 37-1216 with the county treasurer of the county in which the applicant resides on forms approved and provided by the commission. The application shall be signed by the owner of the vessel, shall contain the year manufactured, and shall be accompanied by a fee for the three-year period of not less than fifteen dollars and not more than twenty dollars for Class 1 boats, not less than thirty dollars and not more than forty dollars for Class 2 boats, not less than forty-five dollars and not more than sixty dollars for Class 3 boats, and not less than seventy-five dollars and not more than one hundred dollars for Class 4 boats, as established by the commission pursuant to section 81-814.02.
(2) If a county board consolidates services under the office of a designated county official other than the county treasurer pursuant to section 23-186, the powers and duties of the county treasurer relating to registration under sections 37-1214 to 37-1227 shall be performed by the designated county official.