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[CITE: 46USC5114]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                      Part C--Load Lines of Vessels
 
                         CHAPTER 51--LOAD LINES
 
Sec. 5114. Use of Customs Service officers and employees for 
        enforcement
        
    (a) With the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Secretary may use an officer or employee of the United States Customs 
Service to enforce this chapter and the regulations prescribed under 
this chapter.
    (b) The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the Treasury 
before prescribing a regulation that affects the enforcement 
responsibilities of an officer or employee of the Customs Service.

(Pub. L. 99-509, title V, Sec. 5101(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1918; 
Pub. L. 101-595, title VI, Sec. 603(4), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2993.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section 5114
    Source: Section (U.S. Code) 46 App. U.S.C. 86
    Section 5114(a) authorizes the Secretary to use a Customs Service 
officer or employee to enforce load line requirements. The expected role 
of a Customs Service officer or employee in this regard is to ensure 
that a vessel is carrying a load line certificate and that the load line 
is not submerged.
    Section 5114(b) requires the Secretary to consult with the Secretary 
of the Treasury before prescribing a regulation that affects the 
enforcement responsibilities of a Customs Service officer or employee.


                               Amendments

    1990--Pub. L. 101-595 substituted ``officers and employees'' for 
``officers employees'' in section catchline.
