33 CFR § 173.33 - Removal of number.

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title: "33 CFR § 173.33 - Removal of number."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "173.33"
section_name: "Removal of number."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "BOATING SAFETY"
part_number: "173"
part_name: "VESSEL NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING"
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# 173.33 Removal of number.

The person whose name appears on a certificate of number as the owner of a vessel shall remove the number and validation sticker from the vessel when:

(a) The vessel is documented by the Coast Guard;

(b) The certificate of number is invalid under paragraph (c) of § 173.77; or

(c) The vessel is no longer principally operated in the State where the certificate was issued.

[CGD 72-54R, 37 FR 21399, Oct. 7, 1972, as amended by USCG-2003-14963, 77 FR 18700, Mar. 28, 2012]