2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine (§§ 50101 - 58109)
Part G - Restrictions and Penalties (§§ 58101 - 58109)
Chapter 581 - RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES (§§ 58101 - 58109)
Section 58107 - Discrimination at ports by water common carriers

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 46 - SHIPPING
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine
Part G - Restrictions and Penalties
CHAPTER 581 - RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES
Sec. 58107 - Discrimination at ports by water common carriers
Containssection 58107
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 109-304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1672.
Statutes at Large References49 Stat. 1987
95 Stat. 159
120 Stat. 1672
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 97-31, Public Law 109-304

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RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES - 46 U.S.C. § 58107 (2012)
§58107. Discrimination at ports by water common carriers

(a) Prohibition.—A common carrier by water may not, directly or indirectly, through an agreement, conference, association, understanding, or otherwise, prevent or attempt to prevent any other common carrier by water from serving any port described in subsection (b) at the same rates the first carrier charges at the nearest port already regularly served by it.

(b) Ports.—A port referred to in subsection (a) is one that is—

(1) designed for the accommodation of ocean-going vessels;

(2) located on an improvement project authorized by law or by a Federal agency; and

(3) located within the continental limits of the United States.


(c) Other Authority Not Limited.—This section does not limit the authority otherwise vested in the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Maritime Commission.

(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1672.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
58107 46 App.:1115. June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, §205, 49 Stat. 1987; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(62), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 159.

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