{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-55334","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 55334","heading":"Restrictions on operations","body":"(a) Prohibitions.—Except as provided in subsection (b), an American Great Lakes vessel may not be used to—(1) engage in trade—(A) from a port in the United States that is not located on the Great Lakes; or (B) between ports in the United States; (2) transport bulk cargo (as defined in section 40102 of this title) that is subject to section 55305 or 55314 of this title or section 2631 of title 10; or (3) provide a service (except ocean freight service) as—(A) a contract carrier; or (B) a common carrier on a fixed advertised schedule offering frequent sailings at regular intervals in the foreign trade of the United States. (b) Off-Season Exception.—An American Great Lakes vessel may be used for not more than 90 days during any 12-month period to engage in trade prohibited by subsection (a)(1)(A), except during the Great Lakes shipping season.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 553—PASSENGER AND CARGO PREFERENCES"],"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":"bbe645e55580cb63304a115d16f5c8848debd6d799210f348c55e7e517469272","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-55333","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-55335"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}