On Fri, 23 Apr 1999, Joe Pylka wrote: > >in the local waters, the USCG requires a PFD be onboard, > > but i'm not aware of any government requirements to wear one. > >bye bye bliven > > > > Definitely. Pennsylvania just passed a law requiring that you wear > it in canoes, kayaks and other human powered boats. Maryland definitely > requires that you wear one on the Potomac. I've seen the ranger there > escort people off the river and issue a $50 ticket. I think WV might, also, > but not sure. colorado requires one to be "available" on lakes, etc, but requires it to be worn on moving water. mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com----http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark ---- # mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/paddler [index to club websites i administer] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page -- Fortune: Nothing pains some people more than having to think. --Martin Luther King, Jr. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Apr 23 1999 - 05:30:48 PDT
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