---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 160.031-2"
title: "46"
number: "160.031-2"
heading: "Type and size."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/160.031-2"
---

# §160.031-2. Type and size.

- (a) The shoulder gun type line-throwing appliance shall be breech-loading for the cartridge and muzzle-loading for the projectile, of not more than 13 mm (0.50 in.) caliber, chambered for blank rifle cartridges, smooth bored, and properly stocked, with shot line canister attached in a position below the barrel.
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 76-048a, CGD 76-048b, 44 FR 73080, Dec. 17, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, 4302; E.O. 12234; 45 FR 58801; 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; and DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.