Guam § 61 - Creation of Certain Hazards; Oil Pollution by

§ 61. Creation of Certain Hazards; Oil Pollution by

Vessels: Definitions: Penalty.

(a) Except in case of unavoidable accident, collision or

stranding, and except as otherwise permitted by law, a person

commits a misdemeanor if he discharges or permits the

discharge of oil by any methods, means or manner, into or upon

the navigable waters of Guam from any vessel using oil for the

generation of propulsion power, or any vessel carrying or having

oil thereon in excess of that necessary for its lubricating

requirements, and such as may be required under the laws of the

United States and the government of Guam, and the rules and

regulations prescribed thereunder.

(b) As used in this Section, “private place” means a place

where one may reasonably expect to be safe from casual or

hostile intrusion or surveillance, but does not include a place to

which the public or a substantial group thereof has access:

(1) Oil means oil of any kind or in any form, including

fuel oil, oil sludge and oil refuse;

(2) Navigable Waters of Guam means all portions of

the sea within the territorial jurisdiction of the government

of Guam.