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46 U.S.C. § 12301 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 46. Shipping § 12301. Numbering vessels

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(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 may require an undocumented barge of more than 100 gross tons operating on the navigable waters of the United States to be numbered.

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