2018 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle III - Maritime Liability
Chapter 307 - Liability of Water Carriers
Sec. 30702 - Application

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Citation 46 U.S.C. § 30702 (2018)
Section Name §30702. Application
Section Text

(a) In General.—Except as otherwise provided, this chapter applies to a carrier engaged in the carriage of goods to or from any port in the United States.

(b) Live Animals.—Sections 30703 and 30704 of this title do not apply to the carriage of live animals.

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(Pub. L. 109–304, §6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1516.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
30702(a) (no source).
30702(b) 46 App.:195. Feb. 13, 1893, ch. 105, §7, 27 Stat. 446.

Subsection (a) is added based on language appearing in various source provisions restated in this chapter. The word "carriage" is substituted for "transporting", and the word "goods" is substituted for "merchandise or property", to use the same terminology as in the Carriage of Goods By Sea Act (Apr. 16, 1936, ch. 229, 49 Stat. 1207). The words "to or from any port in the United States" are substituted for "from or between ports of the United States and foreign ports" in 46 App. U.S.C. 190 and 193, "from or between ports of the United States of America and foreign ports" in 46 App. U.S.C. 191, and "to or from any port in the United States of America" in 46 App. U.S.C. 192, for clarity and consistency. See Knott v. Botany Mills, 179 U.S. 69 (1900).

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 46 - SHIPPING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle III - Maritime Liability
CHAPTER 307 - LIABILITY OF WATER CARRIERS
Sec. 30702 - Application
Contains section 30702
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 27 Stat. 446
49 Stat. 1207
120 Stat. 1516
Public Law References Public Law 109-304
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