{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-3704","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 3704","heading":"Coastwise trade vessels","body":"A segregated ballast tank, a crude oil washing system, or an inert gas system, required by this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter, on a vessel entitled to engage in the coastwise trade under chapter 551 of this title shall be installed in the United States (except the trust territories). A vessel failing to comply with this section may not engage in the coastwise trade.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 37—CARRIAGE OF LIQUID BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"37b6bce9b662f2775d0fc0d488f308554ab9def57bff4e9ce64cd2797069ec65","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-3703a","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-3705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}