Collapse to view only § 154. Repealed.
- § 151. High seas and inland waters demarcation lines
- § 152. Regulation of length of towlines
- § 153. Penalty for use of unlawful towline
- § 154. Repealed.
- §§ 155 to 159. Repealed.
§ 151. High seas and inland waters demarcation lines
(a) Establishment and purpose
(b) Applicability of other statutes; limitation; position
(c) “United States” defined
(Feb. 19, 1895, ch. 102, § 2, 28 Stat. 672; Pub. L. 96–324, § 1, Aug. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1020; Pub. L. 96–376, § 13, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1511; Pub. L. 96–591, § 9, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3436.)
§ 152. Regulation of length of towlines
The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall prepare regulations limiting the length of hawsers between towing vessels and seagoing barges in tow and the length of such tows within any of the inland waters of the United States designated and defined from time to time pursuant to section 151 of this title, and such regulations shall have the force of law.
(May 28, 1908, ch. 212, § 14, 35 Stat. 428; June 17, 1910, ch. 301, §§ 4, 6, 36 Stat. 537, 538; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, pt. II, title V, §§ 501, 502, 47 Stat. 415; May 27, 1936, ch. 463, § 1, 49 Stat. 1380; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1432; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 101–104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7875, 60 Stat. 1097; Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §§ 1, 20, 63 Stat. 496, 561.)
§ 153. Penalty for use of unlawful towline
The master of the towing vessel shall be liable to the suspension or revocation of his license for any willful violation of regulations issued pursuant to section 152 of this title in the manner prescribed for incompetency, misconduct, or unskillfulness.
(May 28, 1908, ch. 212, § 15, 35 Stat. 429.)
§ 154. Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, § 8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
§§ 155 to 159. Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, § 8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435