33 CFR 173.35
§ 173.35 Coast Guard validation sticker.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 173.35, § 173.35 Coast Guard validation sticker, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/153168
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No person may operate a vessel except a vessel exempted in § 173.13 that has a number issued by the Coast Guard unless it has the validation sticker issued with the certificate of number displayed within 6 inches of the number.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.