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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 386. Forfeitures
The following forfeitures shall apply to this part in addition to
penalties and forfeitures provided by subchapter V of this chapter:
(a) Any vessel of the United States that is navigated in
violation of the provisions of this part or of 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 day during which such navigation occurs
shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) Every willful failure on the part of the master of a vessel
of the United States to enforce or to comply with the provisions of
this part or the rules and regulations of the Commission made in
pursuance thereof shall cause him to forfeit to the United States
the sum of $1,000.
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