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§4504 Prohibited acts

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Vessels and Seamen › Part Part B— - Inspection and Regulation of Vessels › Chapter CHAPTER 45— - UNINSPECTED COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS › § 4504

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Title 46, §4504

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A person may not operate a vessel in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter.

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1988—Pub. L. 100–424 amended section generally, substituting “Prohibited acts” for “Penalties” in section catchline, and provisions prohibiting operation of vessel in violation of this chapter, for provisions which imposed civil penalty not more than $1,000 for operation of vessel in violation of chapter, and liability in rem for penalty.

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46 U.S.C. § 4504

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