33 C.F.R. § 173.15

Vessel number required

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(a) Except as provided in § 173.17, no person may use a vessel to which this part applies unless:

(1) It has a number issued on a certificate of number by the issuing authority in the State of principal operation; and

(2) The number is displayed as described in § 173.27.

(b) This section does not apply to a vessel for which a valid temporary certificate has been issued to its owner by the issuing authority in the State of principal operation.

[CGD 72-54R, 37 FR 21399, Oct. 7, 1972, as amended by USCG-2003-14963, 77 FR 18699, Mar. 28, 2012]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1982–1997 · leading case: United States v. John Thompson, Steven Barfield, & Kim Williams, 710 F.2d 1500 (11th Cir. 1983).
United States v. John Thompson, Steven Barfield, & Kim Williams, 710 F.2d 1500 (11th Cir. 1983). “§ 1466 ; 33 C.F.R. § 173.15 (a) (1980). Such vessels are issued a pocket-size “certificate of number,” which must be carried aboard the vessel during use and must be presented to any federal, state or local law enforcement officer for inspection at his request.”
United States v. Jesus Orlando Alonzo, Israel Zafra, & Alberto Lluis, 689 F.2d 1202 (4th Cir. 1982). “The registration numbers on the documents matched the number displayed on each side of the ship. Although the government did not authenticate the documents any further at trial, the boat title application and state registration were admissible as admissions of documentation in…”
State v. Sterkel, 933 P.2d 409 (Utah Ct. App. 1997). “11 (1995), unless the vessel “has a number issued on a certificate of number by the issuing authority in the State in which the vessel is principally used,” 33 C.F.R. § 173.15 (a)(1) (1995). The Code of Federal Regulations also adopts the United States Code’s reciprocity…”
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