2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (Sections 2101 - 14702)
Part B - Inspection and Regulation of Vessels (Sections 3101 - 4705)
Chapter 45 - Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels (Sections 4501 - 4508)
Sec. 4507 - Penalties
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part B - Inspection and Regulation of Vessels CHAPTER 45 - UNINSPECTED COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS Sec. 4507 - Penalties |
| Contains | section 4507 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 100-424, §2(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1588. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 102 Stat. 1588 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 100-424 |
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(a) The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, and individual in charge of a vessel to which this chapter applies which is operated in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter may each be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of not more than $5,000. Any vessel with respect to which a penalty is assessed under this subsection is liable in rem for the penalty.
(b) A person willfully violating this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(Added Pub. L. 100–424, §2(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1588.)
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