{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-515.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 515.3","heading":"License; when required.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, no person in the United States may advertise, hold oneself out, or act as an ocean transportation intermediary unless that person holds a valid license issued by the Commission.\n(b) For purposes of this part, a person is considered to be “in the United States” if such person is resident in, or incorporated or established under, the laws of the United States.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER IV—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS AFFECTING OCEAN SHIPPING IN FOREIGN COMMERCE","PART 515—LICENSING, REGISTRATION, FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND GENERAL DUTIES FOR OCEAN TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"8694271ff105e4022973b338e8d3918932c2cad1a3a830b01c990477f1da3f93","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-515.2","next":"us/46-cfr-515.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}