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Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part H - Identification of Vessels
Chapter 123 - Numbering Undocumented Vessels
Sec. 12301 - Numbering vessels
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| 46 U.S.C. § 12301 (2016) | ||||
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(a) An undocumented vessel equipped with propulsion machinery of any kind shall have a number issued by the proper issuing authority in the State in which the vessel principally is operated. (b) The Secretary shall require an undocumented barge more than 100 gross tons operating on the navigable waters of the United States to be numbered. |
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(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 590; Pub. L. 102–587, title V, §5305, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5083.) |
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Section 12301 requires that undocumented vessels that are propelled by machinery be issued an identification number by the proper issuing authority in the State in which the vessel is primarily operated. AMENDMENTS1992—Pub. L. 102–587 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). |
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part H - Identification of Vessels CHAPTER 123 - NUMBERING UNDOCUMENTED VESSELS Sec. 12301 - Numbering vessels |
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| 97 Stat. 590 106 Stat. 5083 |
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| Public Law 98-89, Public Law 102-587 |
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