33 U.S.C. § 153 (2024)
This is the official text of 33 U.S.C. § 153 (2024), part of Federal (US Code)’s United States Code — the codified general and permanent federal statutes of the United States, organized into more than 50 numbered titles by subject.
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Penalty for use of unlawful towline
Official statutory text
The master of the towing vessel shall be liable to the suspension or revocation of his license for any willful violation of regulations issued pursuant to section 152 of this title in the manner prescribed for incompetency, misconduct, or unskillfulness.
(May 28, 1908, ch. 212, §15, 35 Stat. 429.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, 30 Stat. 96, which comprises a major part of this chapter.
(May 28, 1908, ch. 212, §15, 35 Stat. 429.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, 30 Stat. 96, which comprises a major part of this chapter.
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