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Code · U.S. Code · Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · CHAPTER 9— PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY · SUBCHAPTER I— IN GENERAL · § 406

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§ 406. Penalty for wrongful construction of bridges, piers, etc.; removal of structures

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Every person and every corporation that shall violate any of the provisions of sections 401, 403, and 404 of this title or any rule or regulation made by the Secretary of the Army in pursuance of the provisions of section 404 of this title shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,500 nor less than $500, or by imprisonment (in the case of a natural person) not exceeding one year, or by both such punishments, in the discretion of the court.

And further, the removal of any structures or parts of structures erected in violation of the provisions of the said sections may be enforced by the injunction of any district court exercising jurisdiction in any district in which such structures may exist, and proper proceedings to this end may be instituted under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States.

(Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 425, § 12, 30 Stat. 1151; Feb. 20, 1900, ch. 23, § 2, 31 Stat. 32; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291, 36 Stat. 1167; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)

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§ 404
Establishment of harbor lines; conditions to grants for extension of piers, etc.

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Sec. 12
That every person and every corporation that shall violate any of the provisions of sections nine, ten, and eleven of this Act, or any rule or regulation made by the Secretary of War in pursuance of the provisions of the said section eleven, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars nor less than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment (in the case of a natural person) not exceeding one year, or by both such punishments, in the discretion of the court. And further, the removal of any structures or parts of structures erected in violation of the provisions of the said sections may be enforced by the injunction of any circuit court exercising jurisdiction in any district in which such structures may exist, and proper proceedings to this end may be instituted under the direction of the Attorney-General of the United States.

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§ 209.170
Violations of laws protecting navigable waters.

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Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 425, § 12
30 Stat. 1151
Feb. 20, 1900, ch. 23, § 2
31 Stat. 32
Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291
36 Stat. 1167
July 26, 1947, ch. 343
61 Stat. 501
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II
act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
70A Stat. 641
Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(g)(6)(A)
80 Stat. 941
Pub. L. 97–449
section 6(g)(6)(A) of Pub. L. 89–670

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§ 406

Penalty for wrongful construction of bridges, piers, etc.; removal of structures

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ActMar. 3, 1899, ch. 425, § 12

Stat.30 Stat. 1151

ActFeb. 20, 1900, ch. 23, § 2

Stat.31 Stat. 32

ActMar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291

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