{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-3713","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 3713","heading":"Prohibited acts","body":"(a) A person may not—(1) violate this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter; (2) refuse to permit any official, authorized by the Secretary to enforce this chapter, to board a vessel or to enter a shore area, place, or premises, under a person’s control to make an inspection under this chapter; or (3) refuse to obey a lawful directive issued under this chapter. (b) A vessel to which this chapter applies may not—(1) operate on the navigable waters of the United States or use a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States when not in compliance with this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter; (2) fail to comply with a lawful directive issued under this chapter; or (3) carry a type or grade of oil or hazardous material in bulk as cargo or cargo residue unless its certificate is endorsed to allow that carriage.","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":"2d20bcae6531a69383323c0a141300eb649dea330deabc674253c7cac97f4121","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-3712","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-3714"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}