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Title 33
Chapter 38
§ 2502. Definitions...
§ 2504. Guidance...
§ 2502. Definitions...
§ 2504. Guidance...
U.S. Code
§ 2503.
Prohibition
After 6 months after
November 18, 1988
, no public vessel shall dispose of potentially infectious medical waste into ocean waters unless—
(1)
(A)
the health or safety of individuals on board the vessel is threatened; or
(B)
during time of war or a declared national emergency;
(2)
the waste is disposed of beyond 50 nautical miles from the nearest land; and
(3)
(A)
in the case of a public vessel which is not a submersible, the waste is sterilized, properly packaged, and sufficiently weighted to prevent the waste from coming ashore after disposal; and
(B)
in the case of a public vessel which is a submersible, the waste is properly packaged and sufficiently weighted to prevent the waste from coming ashore after disposal.
(
Pub. L. 100–688, title III, § 3104
,
Nov. 18, 1988
,
102 Stat. 4152
.)
cite as:
33 USC 2503
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