33 CFR 70.01-5 - Penalty.

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Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters last revised: Apr 29, 2025

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§ 70.01-1 - General provisions.

No person, excluding the Armed Forces, shall obstruct or interfere with any aid to navigation established and maintained by the Coast Guard, or any private aid to navigation established and maintained in accordance with part 64, 66, 67, or 118 of this chapter.

[CGFR 58-17, 23 FR 3383, May 20, 1958, as amended by USCG-2022-0323, 88 FR 10028, Feb. 16, 2023]

§ 70.01-5 - Penalty.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to a fine not exceeding the sum of $500 for each offense, and each day during which such violation shall continue shall be considered a new offense.

[CGFR 52-15, 18 FR 12, Jan. 1, 1953]

authority: 33 U.S.C. 408,411,412; 14 U.S.C. 501,503,543,545,546

cite as: 33 CFR 70.01-5