[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR173.33]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 173--VESSEL NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart B--Numbering
 
Sec. 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;

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    (b) The certificate of number is invalid under paragraph (c) of Sec. 
173.77; or
    (c) The vessel is no longer principally used in the State where the 
certificate was issued.