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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 441. Deposit of refuse prohibited; penalty
The placing, discharging, or depositing, by any process or in any
manner, of refuse, dirt, ashes, cinders, mud, sand, dredgings,
sludge, acid, or any other matter of any kind, other than that
flowing from streets, sewers, and passing therefrom in a liquid
state, in the waters of any harbor subject to this subchapter,
within the limits which shall be prescribed by the supervisor of
the harbor, is strictly forbidden, and every such act is made a
misdemeanor, and every person engaged in or who shall aid, abet,
authorize, or instigate a violation of this section, shall, upon
conviction, be punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, such
fine to be not less than $250 nor more than $2,500, and the
imprisonment to be not less than thirty days nor more than one
year, either or both united, as the judge before whom conviction is
obtained shall decide, one-half of said fine to be paid to the
person or persons giving information which shall lead to conviction
of this misdemeanor.
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