14 USC § 524 - Enforcement of coastwise trade laws

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s524"
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title: "14 USC § 524 - Enforcement of coastwise trade laws"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "524"
section_name: "Enforcement of coastwise trade laws"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "FUNCTIONS AND POWERS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "LIFE SAVING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 216(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2917, § 100; renumbered § 524, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 105(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4200.)"
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# § 524. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws

Officers and members of the Coast Guard are authorized to enforce chapter 551 of title 46. The Secretary shall establish a program for these officers and members to enforce that chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 216(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2917, § 100; renumbered § 524, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 105(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4200.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.