46 U.S.C. § 4307 — Prohibited acts
submitted 43 years ago by Pub. L. 98-89 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 226 words · no verdicts yet
A person may not make, sell, import, or operate a recreational vessel or related item in specified noncompliant or unsafe circumstances. The section also prohibits false compliance markings and failures to provide required notices or reports.
(a) A person may not: (1) manufacture, construct, assemble, sell, offer for sale, introduce into interstate commerce, deliver for introduction into interstate commerce, or import into the United States a recreational vessel*, associated equipment, or component unless (A)(i) it complies with this chapter or a regulation under it and (ii) it has no defect that the Secretary or manufacturer has identified in a communication as creating a substantial risk of personal injury to the public; or (B) it is intended only for export and is labeled, tagged, or marked that way on the vessel or equipment, including on the outside of its export container; (2) put on or connect with a recreational vessel or associated equipment a false or misleading seal, document, label, plate, insignia, or other device that indicates or suggests compliance with United States Government standards; or (3) fail to give a notice required by this chapter or fail to use reasonable care in meeting this chapter’s notice and reporting requirements. (b) A person may not operate a vessel in violation of this chapter or a regulation under it.
A person may not—
manufacture, construct, assemble, sell or offer for sale, introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce, or import into the United States, a recreational vessel*, associated equipment, or component of the vessel or equipment unless—
it conforms with this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter; and
it does not contain a defect which has been identified, in any communication to such person by the Secretary or the manufacturer of that vessel, equipment or component, as creating a substantial risk of personal injury to the public; or
it is intended only for export and is so labeled, tagged, or marked on the recreational vessel or equipment, including any markings on the outside of the container in which it is to be exported;
affix, attach, or display a seal, document, label, plate, insignia, or other device indicating or suggesting compliance with standards of the United States Government on, in, or in connection with, a recreational vessel or item of associated equipment that is false or misleading; or
fail to provide a notification as required by this chapter or fail to exercise reasonable diligence in carrying out the notification and reporting requirements of this chapter.
A person may not operate a vessel in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 531; Pub. L. 98–557, § 8(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2862.)
- 1983Enacted · Pub. L. 98-89 · 97 Stat. 531
- 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-557 · 98 Stat. 2862
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-89 on 1983-08-26.
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