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[CITE: 46USC3713]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part B--Inspection and Regulation of Vessels
 
          CHAPTER 37--CARRIAGE OF LIQUID BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES
 
Sec. 3713. Prohibited acts

    (a) A person may not--
        (1) violate this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this 
    chapter;
        (2) refuse to permit any official, authorized by the Secretary 
    to enforce this chapter, to board a vessel or to enter a shore area, 
    place, or premises, under a person's control to make an inspection 
    under this chapter; or
        (3) refuse to obey a lawful directive issued under this chapter.

    (b) A vessel to which this chapter applies may not--
        (1) operate on the navigable waters of the United States or use 
    a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 
    when not in compliance with this chapter or a regulation prescribed 
    under this chapter;
        (2) fail to comply with a lawful directive issued under this 
    chapter; or
        (3) carry a type or grade of oil or hazardous material in bulk 
    as cargo or cargo residue unless its certificate is endorsed to 
    allow that carriage.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 525.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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3713..............................  46:391a(13)
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    Section 3713(a) prohibits any person from violating any provision of 
this chapter or a regulation prescribed under its authority. It 
prohibits the refusal to permit authorized officials to board a vessel 
or to enter a shore area for the purposes of inspection of the vessel or 
premises. It also prohibits the refusal to obey any lawful directive 
issued under this chapter.
    Section 3713(b) prohibits any vessel, subject to the provisions of 
this chapter from operating on the navigable waters of the United 
States, or from using any port or place subject to the jurisdiction of 
the United States while not in compliance with any provision of 
applicable law or regulation. It further prohibits any vessel from 
failing to comply with a lawful directive issued pursuant to the 
authority of this chapter. It also prohibits the vessel from carrying 
oil or hazardous material as cargo or cargo residue unless its 
certificate is so endorsed to permit its carriage.
