33 USC § 153 - Penalty for use of unlawful towline

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title: "33 USC § 153 - Penalty for use of unlawful towline"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "153"
section_name: "Penalty for use of unlawful towline"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "NAVIGATION RULES FOR HARBORS, RIVERS, AND INLAND WATERS GENERALLY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "PRELIMINARY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(May 28, 1908, ch. 212, § 15, 35 Stat. 429.)"
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# § 153. Penalty for use of unlawful towline

section 152 of this title

The master of the towing vessel shall be liable to the suspension or revocation of his license for any willful violation of regulations issued pursuant to  in the manner prescribed for incompetency, misconduct, or unskillfulness.

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**Source Credit**: (May 28, 1908, ch. 212, § 15, 35 Stat. 429.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was not enacted as part of , , which comprises a major part of this chapter.