During the period from October first through May thirty-first all persons aboard a manually propelled vessel shall wear a United States Coast Guard approved PFD of appropriate size and in serviceable condition. Except as provided in subsection (b) of section 15-121-A13 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, no operator, owner or user of said manually propelled vessel shall allow any person to be aboard who is not wearing a PFD.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-A17