[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR3.4]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3_BOATING AND WATER USE ACTIVITIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  3.4  For what purposes may my vessel be inspected?

    (a) An authorized person may at any time stop and/or board a vessel 
to examine documents, licenses or permits relating to operation of the 
vessel, and to inspect the vessel to determine compliance with 
regulations pertaining to safety equipment, vessel capacity, marine 
sanitation devices, and other pollution and noise abatement 
requirements.
    (b) An authorized person who identifies a vessel being operated 
without sufficient life saving or firefighting devices, in an overloaded 
or other unsafe condition, as defined in United States Coast Guard 
regulations, or in violation of a noise level specified in Sec.  3.15(a) 
of this part, may direct the operator to suspend further use of the 
vessel until the condition is corrected.