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tion issued thereunder, the owner or operator, either one or both of 

 them, shall, in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, be 

 liable to a penalty of $100 : Provided^ That ni the case of motor- 

 boats or vessels subject to the provisions of this Act carrying pas-- 

 sengers for hire, a penalty of $200 shall be imposed on the owner or 

 operator, either one or both of them, thereof for any violation of 

 section 526e, 526f, or 526g of this title or of any regulations peitain- 

 ing thereto. For any penalty incurred under this section the motor- 

 boat or vessel shall be held liable and may be proceeded against by 

 way of libel in the district court of any district in which said motor- 

 boat or vessel may be found. 



Regulations; remission or mitigation of fines 



46 U.S.C. 526p 



The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall establish all necessary 

 regulations required to carry out in the most effective manner all of 

 the provisions of this Act, and such regulations shall have the force 

 of law. The Commandant of the Coast Guard or any officer of the 

 Coast Guard authorized by the Commandant may, upon application 

 therefor, remit or mitigate any fine, penalty, or forfeiture incurred 

 under this Act or any regulation thereunder relating to motorboats 

 or vessels, except the penalties provided for in section 526m of this 

 title. The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall establish such 

 regulations as may be necessary to secure the enforcement of the 

 provisions of this Act by any officer of the United States authorized 

 to enforce the navigation laws of the United States. 



Application of other laws 



46 U.S.C. 526q 



The proviso contained in the last paragraph of section 223 of this 

 title shall apply also with like force and effect to motorboats as de- 

 fined in this Act. 



Motorboats as defined in this Act are hereby exempted from the 

 provisions of section 361 of this title. 



Laws unaffected 



46 U.S.C. 526r 



Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to alter or amend section 367 

 or 391a of this title, or repeal Acts of Congress or treaties embody- 

 ing or revising international rules for preventing collisions at sea. 



Application of subchapter; "State" defined 



46 U.S.C. 526u 



(a) This subchapter shall apply to everv motorboat or vessel on 

 the navigable Avaters of the United States, Guam, the Virgin Islands, 

 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, 

 and every motorboat or vessel owned in a State and using the high 

 seas. 



( b ) As used in t h i s subcha pter — 



The term "State" means a State of the Ignited States, Guam, the 

 Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District 

 of Columbia. 



