33 CFR 175.25
§ 175.25 Enforcement of State requirements for children to wear personal flotation devices.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 175.25, § 175.25 Enforcement of State requirements for children to wear personal flotation devices, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/153228
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Full text
(a) This section applies to operators of recreational vessels on waters subject to the jurisdiction of any State that has established by statute a requirement for children of a certain age to wear an appropriate PFD approved by the Coast Guard, while aboard a recreational vessel.
(b) If the applicable State statute establishes any requirement for children of a certain age to wear an appropriate PFD approved by the Coast Guard, then that requirement applies on the waters subject to the State's jurisdiction instead of the requirement provided in § 175.15(c) of this part.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.