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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 362. Forfeitures; recovery
The following forfeitures shall apply to this part, in addition
to the penalties and forfeitures provided by subchapter V of this
chapter:
(a) Any ship that leaves or attempts to leave any harbor or port
of the United States in violation of the provisions of this part,
or the rules and regulations of the Commission made in pursuance
thereof, or any ship of the United States that is navigated outside
of any harbor or port in violation of any of the provisions of this
part, or the rules and regulations of the Commission made in
pursuance thereof, shall forfeit to the United States the sum of
$5,000, recoverable by way of suit or libel. Each such departure or
attempted departure, and in the case of a ship of the United States
each day during which such navigation occurs shall constitute a
separate offense.
(b) Every willful failure on the part of the master of a ship of
the United States to enforce or to comply with the provisions of
this chapter or the rules and regulations of the Commission as to
equipment, operators, watches, or radio service shall cause him to
forfeit to the United States the sum of $1,000.
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