Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§554 Duty of Shipowners and Officers to Furnish Information to Person in Local Charge of Improvement; Penalty
Title 33 › CHAPTER 12 — RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 554
Summary
Ship owners, agents, captains, or clerks must give the local river or harbor works supervisor a full statement of vessels, passengers, cargo, and tonnage when asked; violators face a $100 fine per offense or up to two months' jail.
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Title 33, §554
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Owners, agents, masters, and clerks of vessels arriving at or departing from localities where works of river and harbor improvement are carried on shall furnish, on application of the persons in local charge of the works, a comprehensive statement of vessels, passengers, freight, and tonnage. Every person or persons offending against the provisions of this section shall, for each and every offense, be liable to a fine of $100, or imprisonment not exceeding two months, to be enforced in any district court in the United States within whose territorial jurisdiction such offense may have been committed.
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33 U.S.C. § 554
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102