33 CFR 173.33
§ 173.33 Removal of number.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 173.33, § 173.33 Removal of number, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/153167
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Full text
The person whose name appears on a certificate of number as the owner of a vessel shall remove the number and validation sticker from the vessel when:
(a) The vessel is documented by the Coast Guard;
(b) The certificate of number is invalid under paragraph (c) of § 173.77; or
(c) The vessel is no longer principally operated in the State where the certificate was issued.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.