33 U.S.C. § 2503 — Prohibition
submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 100-688 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 124 words · no verdicts yet
Six months after November 18, 1988, public vessels generally may not put potentially infectious medical waste into ocean waters. Exceptions require a threat aboard or war/emergency, distance beyond 50 nautical miles, and specified treatment, packaging, and weighting.
After six months following November 18, 1988, no public vessel* may dispose of potentially infectious medical waste* into ocean waters unless (1)(A) people aboard face a health or safety threat, or (B) it is wartime or a declared national emergency; (2) disposal is beyond 50 nautical miles from nearest land; and (3)(A) a nonsubmersible vessel sterilizes, properly packages, and sufficiently weights the waste to prevent it coming ashore, or (B) a submersible properly packages and sufficiently weights it for that purpose.
After 6 months after November 18, 1988, no public vessel* shall dispose of potentially infectious medical waste* into ocean waters unless—
the health or safety of individuals on board the vessel is threatened; or
during time of war or a declared national emergency;
the waste is disposed of beyond 50 nautical miles from the nearest land; and
in the case of a public vessel which is not a submersible, the waste is sterilized, properly packaged, and sufficiently weighted to prevent the waste from coming ashore after disposal; and
in the case of a public vessel which is a submersible, the waste is properly packaged and sufficiently weighted to prevent the waste from coming ashore after disposal.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 100–688, title III, § 3104, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4152.)
- 1988Enacted · Pub. L. 100-688 · 102 Stat. 4152
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 100-688 on 1988-11-18.
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