33 CFR § 118.15 - Penalty for interference or obstruction.

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title: "33 CFR § 118.15 - Penalty for interference or obstruction."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "118.15"
section_name: "Penalty for interference or obstruction."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "BRIDGES"
part_number: "118"
part_name: "BRIDGE LIGHTING AND OTHER SIGNALS"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 494; 14 U.S.C. 503, 544; DHS Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 75-046, 40 FR 24898, June 11, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
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# 118.15 Penalty for interference or obstruction.

Any person violating the provisions of § 118.10 of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each offense. Each day during which such violation shall continue shall be considered a new offense.

[40 FR 24898, June 11, 1975, as amended by CGD 75-046a, 42 FR 56954, Oct. 31, 1977]