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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 83. Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation; penalty
No person, or public body, or instrumentality, excluding the
armed services, shall establish, erect, or maintain any aid to
maritime navigation in or adjacent to the waters subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States, its territories or possessions,
or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or on the high seas
if that person, or public body, or instrumentality is subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States, without first obtaining
authority to do so from the Coast Guard in accordance with
applicable regulations. Whoever violates the provisions of this
section or any of the regulations issued by the Secretary in
accordance herewith shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
fined not more than $100 for each offense. Each day during which
such violation continues shall be considered as a new offense.
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