§ 507. — Violation of Great Lakes Agreement.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 47USC507]
TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 5--WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION
SUBCHAPTER V--PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES
Sec. 507. Violation of Great Lakes Agreement
(a) Any vessel of the United States that is navigated in violation
of the provisions of the Great Lakes Agreement or the rules and
regulations of the Commission made in pursuance thereof and any vessel
of a foreign country that is so navigated on waters under the
jurisdiction of the United States shall forfeit to the United States the
sum of $500 recoverable by way of suit or libel. Each day during which
such navigation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) Every willful failure on the part of the master of a vessel of
the United States to enforce or to comply with the provisions of the
Great Lakes Agreement or the rules and regulations of the Commission
made in pursuance thereof shall cause him to forfeit to the United
States the sum of $100.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title V, Sec. 506, formerly Sec. 507, as added
Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 735, Sec. 3, 68 Stat. 729; renumbered Sec. 506, Pub.
L. 96-507, Sec. 1, Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2747.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 506 of act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, was classified to
section 506 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96-507.
Effective Date
Section 6 of act Aug. 13, 1954, provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this section and amending sections 153, 154, and 504 of this title]
shall take effect on November 13, 1954.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 503, 504 of this title.
