Ralph wrote: > > We don't _have_ to wear them in the States either. While the US Coast > > Guard goes through great pains in its annual reports to stress that it > > is smart to wear one all the time, there is no regulation that says you > > have to. > Mark wrote: > I believe some states do have such a regulation (in fact I believe > Connecticut may be one of them, but I'm not certain). It may not be in the > federal regs, but federal law is not the only law in the US. > In Illinois, children under 13 must wear a pfd *at all times* in boats under 26 feet in length when the boat is under way. This law was changed in 1987 when the law was also changed to require boat registration for canoes and kayaks. see http://131.230.57.1/stat_rul/illreg.htm#EQUIP Regards, Erik Sprenne on the Prairie Coast (across the border in Hoosierland) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Sep 09 2000 - 15:13:47 PDT
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