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of vessels, or of sections 251 to 255, 258, 259, 262 to 

 280, 293, 306 to 316, 318, 321 to 330, and 333 to 335 of 

 this title, or of any of the powers or authorities 

 vested in him by any such Act or law, shall, for every 

 such offense, for which no other penalty is particu- 

 larly provided, be liable to a penalty of $500. (R. S. 

 § 4376.) 



§ 325. Penalty for violation of license. 



Whenever any licensed vessel is transferred, in 

 whole or in part, to any person who is not at the time 

 of such transfer a citizen of and resident within the 

 United States, or is employed in any other trade 

 than that for which she is licensed, or is employed in 

 any trade whereby the revenue of the United States 

 is defrauded, or is found with a forged or altered 

 license, or one granted for any other vessel, or with 

 merchandise of foreign growth or manufacture (sea 

 stores excepted), or any taxable domestic spirits, 

 wines, or other alcoholic liquors, on which the duties 



or taxes have not been paid or secured to be paid, 

 such vessel with her tackle, apparel and furniture, 

 and the cargo, found on board her, shall be forfeited. 

 But vessels which may be licensed for the mackerel 

 fishery shall not incur such forfeiture by engaging in 

 catching cod or fish of any other description what- 

 ever. For the purposes of this section, marks, labels, 

 brands, or stamps, indicative of foreign origin, upon 

 or accompanying merchandise or containers of mer- 

 chandise found upon any vessel, shall be prima facie 

 evidence of the foreign origin of such merchandise. 

 (R. S. § 4377; Aug. 5. 1935, ch. 438. title III. § 313. 

 49 Stat. 528.) 



Amendments 

 1935 — Act Aug 5, 1935, subjected to forfeiture any ves- 

 sel employed in any trade whereby revenue of the United 

 States is defrauded or which is found with merchandise 

 of foreign growth or manufacture or any domestic alco- 

 holic liquors on which duties or taxes have not been 

 paid and added the sentence making marks, etc.. prima 

 facie evidence of foreign origin of merchandise. 



21. Load Lines for American Vessels 

 46 U.S.C. 86-86i 



StIBCHAPTER I.— LOADLINES FOR VESSELS MAKING 



FOREIGN SEA VOYAGES 

 Sec. 



86. Enforcement: regulations; personnel [New). 

 88a. Definitions (New). 

 86b. Ves-sels subject to subchapter [New], 



(a) Federal Jurisdiction. 



(b) Excepted vessels. 



(c) Loadllne vessels; surrender of loadllne certifi- 



cate; removal of loadllne marks. 



(d) Treaties or conventions unaffected. 

 86c. Determination of loadllnes [New). 



(a) Minimum freeboard; criteria. 



(b) Marking and maintaining loadllnes; Issuance 



of loadllne certificate. 



(c) Prescribed loadllnes; minimum safe freeboard; 



greater freeiboard than minimum freeboard 

 86d. Survey or registry of shipping (New). 



(a) Appointments for determination of condition 



of vessels and positioning and nurklng of 

 loadllne.s; Issuance of loadllne certificate. 



(b) Appointees. 



(c) Revocation of appointments. 



86e. Exemptions; certificate of exemption [New]. 

 86f. Foreign vessels [New). 



(a) Compliance with subchapter by compliance 



with loadllnes and markings of foreign coun- 

 try and Issuance of foreign certificate; Inter- 

 national agreement for control of foreign 

 ve.ssels. 



(b) Reciprocal loadllne reoognlt'.on. 



88g. Loading restrictions, submerging loadllnes or loadllne 

 mark.s; recordation by ma-^ters of position of load- 

 llne marks and actual drafts [New). 



88h. Detention of vessels [New). 



(a) Reasonable belief; notice to master or ofdcer 



In charge of vessel; detention order. 



(b) Clearance; refusal or withdrawal. 



(c) Petition for review; regrulatlons. 



(d) Administrative determination. 



(e) TJablllty of owner for costs. 

 861, Penalties for violations [New). 



(a). Civil liability for violations of subchapter; 

 separate violations. 



(b) Civil liability for section 86g( a) violations. 



(c) Civil liability for section 86g(b) violations. 



(d) 

 (e) 



(f) 



Criminal liability for departures In violation 



of detention orders. 

 Criminal liability for concealment, removal, 



alteration, defacement, or obliteration of 



vessel marks, lawful changes; wartime escape 



from enemy capture. 

 Liability of vessel. 

 Administrative assessment, collect.lon, reml»- 



slon, mitigation, or compromise. 



§86. EnforceAtent? regulations; personnel. 



The Secretary of the department in which the 

 Coast Guard is operating (hereinafter referred to as 

 "Secretary") shall enforce the provisions of this sub- 

 chapter and prescribe regulations to carry out Its 

 provisions. With the consent of the Secretary of the 

 Treasury, the Secretary may utilize officers of the 

 Burea» of Customs to enforce this subchapter and 

 the regulations established hereunder. (Pub. L. 93- 

 115, § 2, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 418.) 



Short Trrt-i 

 Section 1 of Pub. L. 93-115 provided: "That this act 

 [which enacted this subchapter and repealed sections 85 

 to 85g of this title] may be cited as the 'International 

 Voyage Load Line Act of 1973"." 



§ 86a. Definitions. 

 As used In this subchapter — 



(1) "new ship" means a vessel the keel of which 

 Is laid (or which Is at a similar stage of construc- 

 tion) on or after July 21, 1968; and 



(2) "existing ship" means a vessel which Is not 

 a "new ship". 



(Pub. L. 93-115, i 3. Oct. 1, 1973. 87 Stat. 418.) 



§ 86b. Vessels subject to subchapter, 

 (a) Federal jurisdiction. 

 This subchapter applies to vessels which — 

 (1) arrive at any port or place within the juris- 



