{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-175.25","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 175.25","heading":"Enforcement of State requirements for children to wear personal flotation devices.","body":"(a) This section applies to operators of recreational vessels on waters subject to the jurisdiction of any State that has established by statute a requirement for children of a certain age to wear an appropriate PFD approved by the Coast Guard, while aboard a recreational vessel.\n(b) If the applicable State statute establishes any requirement for children of a certain age to wear an appropriate PFD approved by the Coast Guard, then that requirement applies on the waters subject to the State's jurisdiction instead of the requirement provided in § 175.15(c) of this part.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY","PART 175—EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS","Subpart B—Personal Flotation Devices"],"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":"117501db0d395d72e6c635a8ba3449c65739a2f6a2244670b4469bb299802649","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-175.23","next":"us/33-cfr-175.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}