Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-73not60
§507 Violation of Great Lakes Agreement
Title 47 › Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter V— PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES › § 507
Summary
Vessels that break the Great Lakes Agreement or the Commission’s rules on U.S. waters owe $500 a day to the United States, and the government can collect that money in court. A U.S. vessel’s captain who intentionally fails to enforce or follow those rules owes $100.
Full Legal Text
Title 47, §507
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(a)Any vessel of the United States that is navigated in violation of the provisions of the Great Lakes Agreement or the rules and regulations of the Commission made in pursuance thereof and any vessel of a foreign country that is so navigated on waters under the jurisdiction of the United States shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $500 recoverable by way of suit or libel. Each day during which such navigation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(b)Every willful failure on the part of the master of a vessel of the United States to enforce or to comply with the provisions of the Great Lakes Agreement or the rules and regulations of the Commission made in pursuance thereof shall cause him to forfeit to the United States the sum of $100.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 506 of act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, was classified to section 506 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–507.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 6 of act Aug. 13, 1954, provided that: “This Act [enacting this section and amending section 153, 154, and 504 of this title] shall take effect on November 13, 1954.”
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Citation
47 U.S.C. § 507
Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60