Title 46 — Shipping
Part B · Chapter 43 — Recreational Vessels
§ 4307. Prohibited acts
Statutory text
A person may not—
manufacture, construct, assemble, sell or offer for sale, introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce, or import into the United States, a recreational vessel, associated equipment, or component of the vessel or equipment unless—
it conforms with this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter; and
it does not contain a defect which has been identified, in any communication to such person by the Secretary or the manufacturer of that vessel, equipment or component, as creating a substantial risk of personal injury to the public; or
it is intended only for export and is so labeled, tagged, or marked on the recreational vessel or equipment, including any markings on the outside of the container in which it is to be exported;
affix, attach, or display a seal, document, label, plate, insignia, or other device indicating or suggesting compliance with standards of the United States Government on, in, or in connection with, a recreational vessel or item of associated equipment that is false or misleading; or
fail to provide a notification as required by this chapter or fail to exercise reasonable diligence in carrying out the notification and reporting requirements of this chapter.
A person may not operate a vessel in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 98–89 · 97 Stat. 500
Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 4307
Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 531
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 531Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1984
Pub. L. 98–557 § 8(a) · 98 Stat. 2860
Amended · 46 U.S.C. § 4307(a)(1)(A)
Pub. L. 98–557 designated existing provisions as cl. (i)
Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 4307(a)(1)(A)
Pub. L. 98–557 substituted “and” for “or”
Added · 46 U.S.C. § 4307(a)(1)(A)
Pub. L. 98–557 added cl. (ii)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 98–557 designated existing provisions as cl. (i), substituted “and” for “or”, and added cl. (ii).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Section 4307(a)(1)(A) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(i)” immediately after “(A)”; (2) by striking “or” at the end of clause (i), as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, and inserting in lieu thereof “and”; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: “(ii) it does not contain a defect which has been identified, in any communication to such person by the Secretary or the manufacturer of that vessel, equipment or component, as creating a substantial risk of personal injury to the public; or”.
3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | |
|---|---|
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| 4307(a) | 46:1461(a) |
| 4307(b) | 46:1461(c) |
Section 4307 prohibits certain acts in the manufacture and operation of recreational vessels.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 98–557 designated existing provisions as cl. (i), substituted “and” for “or”, and added cl. (ii).
Credits
1983–1984 · 2 acts
- 1983Pub. L. 98–89, , 97 Stat. 531
- 1984Pub. L. 98–557, § 8(a), , 98 Stat. 2862.
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(Pub. L. 98–89, , 97 Stat. 531; Pub. L. 98–557, § 8(a), , 98 Stat. 2862.)