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Article 61. Any craft which owner resides in Laos and conducts the business of transporting passengers or shipments along border Rivers shall be properly registered according to the laws and regulations.

Such crafts shall stop at ports with customs or where the customs are located, except in case of emergency; before loading or unloading the commodities, the craft owner shall present the ship log and shipping documents to the customs officers for control.

Before departing or after accosting the port or in case of and inspection on board, the ship log and shipping documents shall be presented to customs officers for control whether containing shipments or not.

In case of sale, transfer, cession of the craft, or in case of change to the features of the craft or cessation of navigation, the craft's owner shall notify customs officers and relevant agencies where the craft is registered within twenty days from such change.