33 CFR 401.13
§ 401.13 Hand lines.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 401.13, § 401.13 Hand lines, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/154156
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Hand lines shall:
(a) Be made of material acceptable to the Manager and the Corporation;
(b) Be of uniform thickness and have a diameter of not less than 12 mm and not more than 18 mm and a minimum length of 30 m; and
(c) Not be weighted or have knotted ends.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.