§ 84. — Interference with aids to navigation; penalty.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 14USC84]
TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 5--FUNCTIONS AND POWERS
Sec. 84. Interference with aids to navigation; penalty
It shall be unlawful for any person, or public body, or
instrumentality, excluding the armed forces, to remove, change the
location of, obstruct, wilfully damage, make fast to, or interfere with
any aid to navigation established, installed, operated, or maintained by
the Coast Guard pursuant to section 81 of this title, or with any aid to
navigation lawfully maintained under authority granted by the Coast
Guard pursuant to section 83 of this title, or to anchor any vessel in
any of the navigable waters of the United States so as to obstruct or
interfere with range lights maintained therein. Whoever violates the
provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
fined not more than $500 for each offense. Each day during which such
violation shall continue shall be considered as a new offense.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 500.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 33, U.S.C., 1946, ed., Secs. 761, 762 (May 14, 1908,
ch. 168, Sec. 6, 35 Stat. 162; June 17, 1910, ch. 301, Sec. 6, 36 Stat.
538; Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 81, Sec. 8, 38 Stat. 928; 1939 Reorg. Plan No.
II, Sec. 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1432).
Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress, House Report No.
557.
