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U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 507. Violation of Great Lakes Agreement
(a) Any vessel of the United States that is navigated in violation of the provisions of the Great Lakes Agreement or the rules and regulations of the Commission made in pursuance thereof and any vessel of a foreign country that is so navigated on waters under the jurisdiction of the United States shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $500 recoverable by way of suit or libel. Each day during which such navigation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) Every willful failure on the part of the master of a vessel of the United States to enforce or to comply with the provisions of the Great Lakes Agreement or the rules and regulations of the Commission made in pursuance thereof shall cause him to forfeit to the United States the sum of $100.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title V, § 506, formerly § 507, as added Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 735, § 3, 68 Stat. 729; renumbered § 506, Pub. L. 96–507, § 1, Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2747.)
A prior section 506 of act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, was classified to section 506 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–507.
Section 6 of act Aug. 13, 1954, provided that: "This Act [enacting this section and amending sections 153, 154, and 504 of this title] shall take effect on November 13, 1954."
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 503, 504 of this title.
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MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 507. Violation of Great Lakes Agreement." U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs, in U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 21 Dec. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBZ2UA9PD4R4LWZ.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 507. Violation of Great Lakes Agreement' in U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 21 December 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBZ2UA9PD4R4LWZ.
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