§ 412. Liability of masters, pilots, etc., and of vessels engaged in violations
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Any and every master, pilot, and engineer, or person or persons acting in such capacity, respectively, on board of any boat or vessel who shall knowingly engage in towing any scow, boat, or vessel loaded with any material specified in section 407 of this title to any point or place of deposit or discharge in any harbor or navigable water, elsewhere than within the limits defined and permitted by the Secretary of the Army, or who shall willfully injure or destroy any work of the United States contemplated in section 408 of this title, or who shall willfully obstruct the channel of any waterway in the manner contemplated in section 409 of this title, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this Act, and shall upon conviction be punished as provided in section 411 of this title, and shall also have his license revoked or suspended for a term to be fixed by the judge before whom tried and convicted.
And any boat, vessel, scow, raft, or other craft used or employed in violating any of the provisions of sections 407, 408, 409, 414, and 415 of this title shall be liable for the pecuniary penalties specified in section 411 of this title, and in addition thereto for the amount of the damages done by said boat, vessel, scow, raft, or other craft, which latter sum shall be placed to the credit of the appropriation for the improvement of the harbor or waterway in which the damage occurred, and said boat, vessel, scow, raft, or other craft may be proceeded against summarily by way of libel in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof.
(Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 425, § 16, 30 Stat. 1153; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 218(a)(1), Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3696.)
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- Deposit of refuse in navigable waters generally§ 407
- Taking possession of, use of, or injury to harbor or river improvements§ 408
- Obstruction of navigable waters by vessels; floating timber; marking and removal of sunken vessels§ 409
- Penalty for wrongful deposit of refuse; use of or injury to harbor improvements, and obstruction of navigable waters generally§ 411
- Construction of restraining works in conjunction with State§ 686
- Construction of bridges, causeways, dams or dikes generally; exemptions§ 401
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- Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 425, § 16
- 30 Stat. 1153
- July 26, 1947, ch. 343
- 61 Stat. 501
- Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 218(a)(1)
- 110 Stat. 3696
- act Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 425
- 30 Stat. 1148
- Pub. L. 104–303
- 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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§ 412
Liability of masters, pilots, etc., and of vessels engaged in violations
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ActMar. 3, 1899, ch. 425, § 16
Stat.30 Stat. 1153
ActJuly 26, 1947, ch. 343
Stat.61 Stat. 501
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–303, title II, § 218(a)(1)
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