[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: 33CFR174.15]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 174--STATE NUMBERING AND CASUALTY REPORTING SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B--Numbering System Requirements
 
Sec. 174.15  Validation stickers.

    (a) If a State issues validation stickers, its numbering system must 
contain the requirements that stickers must be displayed within 6 inches 
of the number and the stickers must meet the requirements in paragraphs 
(b) and (c) of this section.
    (b) Validation stickers must be approximately 3 inches square.

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    (c) The year in which each validation sticker expires must be 
indicated by the colors, blue, international orange, green, and red, in 
rotation beginning with blue for stickers that expire in 1973.