46 U.S.C. § 4504

Prohibited acts

A person may not operate a vessel in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter.

(Added Pub. L. 98–364, title IV, § 402(7)(C) , July 17, 1984 , 98 Stat. 447 ; amended Pub. L. 100–424, § 2(a) , Sept. 9, 1988 , 102 Stat. 1587 .)