33 CFR 181.702 - Information pamphlet or placard: requirement to furnish.

Regulations last checked for updates: May 03, 2025

Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters last revised: Apr 29, 2025

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§ 181.702 - Information pamphlet or placard: requirement to furnish.

(a) Each manufacturer of a Coast Guard approved personal flotation device (PFD) must furnish, with each PFD that is sold or offered for sale for use on a recreational boat, an information pamphlet or placard accepted by the Commandant (CG-ENG-4) or meeting the requirements in the applicable subpart of 46 CFR part 160.

(b) No person may sell or offer for sale for use on a recreational boat a Coast Guard approved PFD unless an information pamphlet or placard required by this section is attached in such a way that it can be read prior to purchase.

[USCG-2022-0120, 89 FR 97386, Dec. 6, 2024]

authority: 46 U.S.C. 4302; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4

source: CGD 72-60, 37 FR 15779, Aug. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 33 CFR 181.702