Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES
Chapter 430 - WATERCRAFT: SAFETY EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Section 4VAC15-430-100 - Visual distress signal exceptions
Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 15-430-100
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
The following persons need not comply with 4VAC15-430-80; however, each must carry on board visual distress signals suitable for night use, selected from the list in 4VAC15-430-120 or 4VAC15-430-130, in the number required, between sunset and sunrise:
1. A person competing in any organized marine parade, regatta, race, or similar event;
2. A person using a manually propelled boat; or
3. A person using a sailboat of completely open construction, not equipped with propulsion machinery, under 26 feet in length.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501, 29.1-502, 29.1-701, and 29.1-735 of the Code of Virginia.
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