# Dive Sticks; Final Rule
> **US Consumer Product Safety Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2001-03-07 · Effective 2001-04-06 · 66 FR 13645
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-5478
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 13645
- **CFR reference:** 16 CFR 1500
- **Publication date:** 2001-03-07
- **Effective date:** 2001-04-06
## Abstract

The Commission is issuing a rule to ban certain dive sticks under the authority of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.\1\ Dive sticks are used for underwater activities, such as retrieval games and swimming instruction. They are typically made of rigid plastic and stand upright at the bottom of a swimming pool. Due to these characteristics, if a child jumps onto a dive stick in shallow water he or she may suffer severe injuries. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/03/07/01-5478/dive-sticks-final-rule)
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