[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR173.21]

[Page 878-879]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY(CONTINUED)
 
PART 173_VESSEL NUMBERING AND CASUALTY ANDACCIDENT REPORTING--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart B_Numbering
 
Sec. 173.21  Certificate of number required.

    (a) Except as provided in Sec. Sec. 173.13 and 173.17,no person may 
use a vessel to which this part applies unless it has onboard:
    (1) A valid certificate of number or temporary certificate forthat 
vessel issued by the issuing authority in the State in which thevessel 
is principally used; or
    (2) For the vessel described in paragraph (b) of this section, acopy 
of the lease or rental agreement, signed by the owner or his orher 
authorized representative and by the person leasing or renting 
thevessel, that contains at least:
    (i) The vessel number that appears on the certificate of number;and
    (ii) The period of time for which the vessel is leased or rented.

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    (b) Section 12304(a) of Title 46, United States Code, statesin part: 
The certificate of number for a vessel less than 26 feet inlength and 
leased or rented to another for the latter's noncommercialoperation of 
less than 7 days may be retained on shore by the vessel'sowner or 
representative at the place from which the vessel departs orreturns to 
the possession of the owner or the owner's representative.

[CGD 72-54R, 37 FR 21399, Oct. 7, 1972, as amended byCGD 77-117A, 43 FR 
17941, Apr. 27, 1978; CGD 89-048, 54FR 27002, June 27, 1989; USCG-2003-
15404, 68 FR 37742,June 25, 2003]