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[CITE: 46USC12307]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                    Part H--Identification of Vessels
 
               CHAPTER 123--NUMBERING UNDOCUMENTED VESSELS
 
Sec. 12307. Regulations on numbering and fees

    The authority issuing a number under this chapter may prescribe 
regulations and establish fees to carry out the intent of this chapter. 
The fees shall apply equally to residents and nonresidents of the State. 
A State issuing authority may impose only conditions for vessel 
numbering that are--
        (1) prescribed by this chapter or regulations of the Secretary 
    about the standard numbering system; or
        (2) related to proof of payment of State or local taxes.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 591.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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12307.............................  46:1472
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    Section 12307 provides the States or the Secretary with the 
authority to prescribe regulations and establish fees for carrying out 
the requirements of this chapter. The fee must apply equally to 
residents and nonresidents of the State in which the vessel is numbered.
