41:04:05:02.01Personal flotation device use required.

If a boat is operated at greater-than-no-wake speed, personal flotation device use on the boat is required as follows: (1) The operator of the boat shall ensure that each child on board under the age of seven is wearing a Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device unless the child is in a cabin or below deck; and (2) Any individual who claims a hybrid or an inflatable personal flotation device as the individual's personal flotation device of choice shall use that personal flotation device in accordance with any requirements on the approval label or in the owner’s manual.

Source: 29 SDR 21, effective August 26, 2002; 51 SDR 123, effective May 26, 2025.