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[CITE: 46USC4506]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part B--Inspection and Regulation of Vessels
 
       CHAPTER 45--UNINSPECTED COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS
 
Sec. 4506. Exemptions

    (a) The Secretary may exempt a vessel from any part of this chapter 
if, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary (including regulations 
on special operating conditions), the Secretary finds that--
        (1) good cause exists for granting an exemption; and
        (2) the safety of the vessel and those on board will not be 
    adversely affected.

    (b) A vessel to which this chapter applies is exempt from section 
4502(b)(2)(B) of this title if it--
        (1) is less than 36 feet in length; and
        (2) is operating--
            (A) in internal waters of the United States; or
            (B) within 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which 
        the territorial sea of the United States is measured.

(Added Pub. L. 100-424, Sec. 2(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1587; 
amended Pub. L. 102-587, title V, Sec. 5222, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 
5081; Pub. L. 105-383, title III, Sec. 301(b)(6), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 
Stat. 3417.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105-383 added par. (2) and struck out 
former par. (2) which read as follows: ``is not operating on the high 
seas.''
    1992--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-587 substituted ``4502(b)(2)(B)'' for 
``4502(b)(2)''.
