A. Every child 12 years of age or younger shall wear a Coast Guard approved personal flotation device that is in serviceable condition and the appropriate size while on board any vessel, except while in a cabin.

B. All vessels of all classes shall carry on board, one Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device in good and serviceable condition for each person on board, provided that racing shells, when competing in a sanctioned race and accompanied by a chase boat, shall be exempt from this requirement, provided that one approved personal flotation device, Class I, II, III, or IV shall be carried on board the chase boat for every person in the racing shell.

C. 33 CFR Part 175, Subpart B, 46 CFR Subchapter C, Subpart 25.25 and WAC 352-60-030 and any future amendments thereto are adopted by reference as subsection C. of Pierce County Code 8.88.110, "Personal Flotation Devices."

D. A violation of this Section constitutes a Class 4 civil infraction under Chapter 1.16 PCC.