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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 444. Dumping at other place than designated dumping grounds; penalty; person liable; excuses for deviation
Any deviation from such dumping or discharging place specified in
such permit shall be a misdemeanor, and the owner and master, or
person acting in the capacity of master, of any scows or boats
dumping or discharging such forbidden matter in any place other
than that specified in such permit shall be liable to punishment
therefor as provided in section 441 of this title; and the owner
and master, or person acting in the capacity of master, of any tug
or towboat towing such scows or boats shall be liable to equal
punishment with the owner and master, or person acting in the
capacity of master, of the scows or boats; and, further, every
scowman or other employee on board of both scows and towboats shall
be deemed to have knowledge of the place of dumping specified in
such permit, and the owners and masters, or persons acting in the
capacity of masters, shall be liable to punishment, as aforesaid,
for any unlawful dumping, within the meaning of this Act and this
subchapter, which may be caused by the negligence or ignorance of
such scowman or other employee; and, further, neither defect in
machinery nor avoidable accidents to scows or towboats, nor
unfavorable weather, nor improper handling or moving of scows or
boats of any kind whatsoever shall operate to release the owners
and master and employees of scows and towboats from the penalties
mentioned in section 441 of this title.
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