{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-173.35","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 173.35","heading":"Coast Guard validation sticker.","body":"No person may operate a vessel except a vessel exempted in § 173.13 that has a number issued by the Coast Guard unless it has the validation sticker issued with the certificate of number displayed within 6 inches of the number.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY","PART 173—VESSEL NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING","Subpart B—Numbering"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"e9e7d3223f5c57afadeb6f73a9dc658127a5d24c640477513f5a9df9c73fae25","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-173.33","next":"us/33-cfr-173.51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}