Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/33/409
Timestamp: 2015-11-25 04:49:28
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 409', '§ 409', '§ 409', '§ 15', '§ 939', '§ 301', 'art 64', 'art 209', 'art 245', 'art 320', 'art 325', 'art 326', 'art 329', 'art 330', 'art 331']

33 U.S. Code § 409 - Obstruction of navigable waters by vessels; floating timber; marking and removal of sunken vessels | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 33 › Chapter 9 › Subchapter I › § 409 33 U.S. Code § 409 - Obstruction of navigable waters by vessels; floating timber; marking and removal of sunken vessels
It shall not be lawful to tie up or anchor vessels or other craft in navigable channels in such a manner as to prevent or obstruct the passage of other vessels or craft; or to sink, or permit or cause to be sunk, vessels or other craft in navigable channels; or to float loose timber and logs, or to float what is known as “sack rafts of timber and logs” in streams or channels actually navigated by steamboats in such manner as to obstruct, impede, or endanger navigation. And whenever a vessel, raft or other craft is wrecked and sunk in a navigable channel, it shall be the duty of the owner, lessee, or operator of such sunken craft to immediately mark it with a buoy or beacon during the day and, unless otherwise granted a waiver by the Commandant of the Coast Guard, a light at night, and to maintain such marks until the sunken craft is removed or abandoned, and the neglect or failure of the said owner, lessee, or operator so to do shall be unlawful; and it shall be the duty of the owner, lessee, or operator of such sunken craft to commence the immediate removal of the same, and prosecute such removal diligently, and failure to do so shall be considered as an abandonment of such craft, and subject the same to removal by the United States as provided for in sections 411 to 416, 418, and 502 of this title. The Commandant of the Coast Guard may waive the requirement to mark a wrecked vessel, raft, or other craft with a light at night if the Commandant determines that placing a light would be impractical and granting such a waiver would not create an undue hazard to navigation.
(Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 425, § 15,30 Stat. 1152; Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 939(a),Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4199; Pub. L. 108–293, title III, § 301,Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1041.)
2004—Pub. L. 108–293substituted “day and, unless otherwise granted a waiver by the Commandant of the Coast Guard, a light” for “day and a lighted lantern” in second sentence and inserted at end “The Commandant of the Coast Guard may waive the requirement to mark a wrecked vessel, raft, or other craft with a light at night if the Commandant determines that placing a light would be impractical and granting such a waiver would not create an undue hazard to navigation.”
1986—Pub. L. 99–662substituted “or to sink” for “or to voluntarily or carelessly sink”, struck out “accidentally or otherwise,” after “navigable channel,”, and inserted “, lessee, or operator” after “owner” in three places.
This is a list of parts within the Code of Federal Regulations for which this US Code section provides rulemaking authority.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.33 CFR - Navigation and Navigable Waters33 CFR Part 64 - MARKING OF STRUCTURES, SUNKEN VESSELS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS33 CFR Part 209 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE33 CFR Part 245 - REMOVAL OF WRECKS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS33 CFR Part 320 - GENERAL REGULATORY POLICIES33 CFR Part 325 - PROCESSING OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMITS33 CFR Part 326 - ENFORCEMENT33 CFR Part 329 - DEFINITION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES33 CFR Part 330 - NATIONWIDE PERMIT PROGRAM33 CFR Part 331 - ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL PROCESS