R651-215-9. Required Wearing of PFDs

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(1) An inflatable PFD may not be used to meet the requirements of this section.

(2) All persons on board a personal watercraft shall wear a PFD.

(3) The operator of a vessel under 19 feet in length shall require each passenger 12 years of age or younger to wear a PFD. This rule is also applicable to vessels 19 feet or more in length, except when the child is inside the cabin area.

(4) On every river, every person on board a vessel must wear a PFD, except PFDs may be loosened or removed by persons 13 years of age or older on designated flat water river section(s) as listed in Section R651-215-10.

                    
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