33 CFR § 109.01 - Purpose.

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title: "33 CFR § 109.01 - Purpose."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "109.01"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ANCHORAGES"
part_number: "109"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 471; 46 U.S.C. 70034; Public Law 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
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# 109.01 Purpose.

The purpose of the rules and regulations in this subchapter is to implement certain laws and set forth the requirements for anchorage areas.

[CGFR 67-46, 32 FR 17727, Dec. 12, 1967, as amended by CGD 79-096, 44 FR 51585, Sept. 4, 1979; USCG-1998-3799, 63 FR 35526, June 30, 1998]