Section 9872.5 Of Chapter 2. Registration From California Vehicle Code >> Division 3.5. >> Chapter 2.

. No certificate of ownership shall be issued under this chapter for any "amphibious vehicle" for which a certificate of ownership may be issued by the department under other provisions of this code. For the purposes of this section, an "amphibious vehicle" is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn, both upon water and upon a highway on land.