---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 181.702"
title: "33"
number: "181.702"
heading: "Information pamphlet or placard: requirement to furnish."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/181.702"
---

# §181.702. Information pamphlet or placard: requirement to furnish.

- (a) Each manufacturer of a Coast Guard approved personal flotation device (PFD) must furnish, with each PFD that is sold or offered for sale for use on a recreational boat, an information pamphlet or placard accepted by the Commandant (CG-ENG-4) or meeting the requirements in the applicable subpart of [46 CFR part 160](/cfr/46/part160.md).
- (b) No person may sell or offer for sale for use on a recreational boat a Coast Guard approved PFD unless an information pamphlet or placard required by this section is attached in such a way that it can be read prior to purchase.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2022-0120, 89 FR 97386, Dec. 6, 2024]

### Source

Source: CGD 75-008a, 43 FR 9767, Mar. 9, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4302; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 72-60, 37 FR 15779, Aug. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2022-0120, 89 FR 97386, Dec. 6, 2024]