33 CFR § 160.107 - Denial of entry.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s160.107"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 160.107 - Denial of entry."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "160.107"
section_name: "Denial of entry."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "P"
subchapter_name: "PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY"
part_number: "160"
part_name: "PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY—GENERAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 70001-70003, 70034, and Chapter 701; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Subpart C is also issued under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 3715 and 46 U.S.C. 70011."
regulatory_source: "CGD 79-026, 48 FR 35404, Aug. 4, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "160"
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# 160.107 Denial of entry.
Each District Commander or Captain of the Port, subject to recognized principles of international law, may deny entry into the navigable waters of the United States or to any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, and within the district or zone of that District Commander or Captain of the Port, to any vessel not in compliance with the provisions of the Port and Tanker Safety Act (46 U.S.C. Chapter 700) or the regulations issued thereunder.
[CGD 79-026, 48 FR 35404, Aug. 4, 1983, as amended by USCG-2020-0304, 85 FR 58280, Sept. 18, 2020]