Operation of any passenger tramway without having filed with the commissioner an application for a certificate of registration, or while a registration certificate is suspended, is prohibited. Operation of any passenger tramway without a current registration certificate is prohibited.

The owner of each passenger tramway shall apply to the commissioner on forms supplied by the commissioner for initial registration of the tramway. The commissioner, if satisfied on the basis of test and inspection that the tramway is in compliance with this Part, shall issue a registration certificate to the owner. Each certificate shall relate to a specific tramway at a specific location and shall expire one year from the date of its initial issuance and thereafter on a date in each succeeding year as specified by the commissioner unless renewed prior to such date. The commissioner's signature and the date shall be placed upon the certificate when annual reinspection and test indicate conformity with this Part. Where non-conformance with the provisions of this Part is found in the course of inspection or test the commissioner may, at his discretion, remove and retain the certificate until the tramway is found to comply with the provisions of this Part at which time the commissioner may reissue the certificate by endorsement thereof.

The certificate of registration for a tramway shall be posted in an appropriate, conspicuous place.

The commissioner may by order repossess a certificate of registration and after a hearing on due notice suspend or cancel the same for good cause.