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Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102

§448 Return of Permit; Penalty for Failure to Return

Title 33 › CHAPTER 9 — PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER III — NEW YORK HARBOR, HARBOR OF HAMPTON ROADS, AND HARBOR OF BALTIMORE › § 448

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

If an inspector or deputy inspector does not pick up a permit issued under sections 443–448, the permit must be returned to the harbor supervisor's office within four days after it was issued. The towboat captain (or person in charge) must write on the permit whether it was used and, if so, the time and place of the dumping. Anyone who fails to follow these rules can be fined not less than $100 and not more than $500.

Full Legal Text

Title 33, §448

Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Every permit issued in accordance with the provisions of sections 443 to 448 of this title, which may not be taken up by an inspector or deputy inspector, shall be returned within four days after issuance to the office of the supervisor of the harbor; such permit shall bear an indorsement by the master of the towboat, or the person acting in such capacity, stating whether the permit has been used, and, if so, the time and place of dumping. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of not more than $500 nor less than $100.

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Sections 443 to 448 of this title, referred to in text, were in the original “this section of this Act”, meaning section 3 of act
June 29, 1888, which enacted sections 443 to 448 of this title. The provision of section 3 relating to issuance of permits is classified to section 443 of this title. Codification Section was enacted as part of section 3 of act
June 29, 1888. Said section 3 of act
June 29, 1888 enacted sections 443 to 448 of this title. See Codification note set out under section 443 of this title.

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33 U.S.C. § 448

Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102