Us Code § 12133 - Duty to carry certificate on vessel and allow examination
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§ 12133. Duty to carry certificate on vessel and allow examination
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(Pub. L. 109–304, §5, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1505.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 12133 | 46:12103(e). | |
| 46 App.:277. | R.S. §4336; Aug. 5, 1935, ch. 438, title III, §312, 49 Stat. 528; Pub. L. 85–237, §2, Aug. 30, 1957, 71 Stat. 518; Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, §686(a)(5), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2220. |
This section consolidates and clarifies the requirements contained in the source provisions. The specific civil penalties are omitted as unnecessary because of the general civil penalty in section 12151(a) of the revised title. See also 19 U.S.C. 1581.
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