33 USC § 448 - Return of permit; penalty for failure to return

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s448"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 448 - Return of permit; penalty for failure to return"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "448"
section_name: "Return of permit; penalty for failure to return"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "NEW YORK HARBOR, HARBOR OF HAMPTON ROADS, AND HARBOR OF BALTIMORE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 29, 1888, ch. 496, § 3, 25 Stat. 209; Aug. 18, 1894, ch. 299, § 3, 28 Stat. 360; May 28, 1908, ch. 212, § 8, 35 Stat. 428.)"
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# § 448. Return of permit; penalty for failure to return

Every permit issued in accordance with the provisions of sections 443 to 448 of this title, which may not be taken up by an inspector or deputy inspector, shall be returned within four days after issuance to the office of the supervisor of the harbor; such permit shall bear an indorsement by the master of the towboat, or the person acting in such capacity, stating whether the permit has been used, and, if so, the time and place of dumping. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of not more than $500 nor less than $100.

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**Source Credit**: (June 29, 1888, ch. 496, § 3, 25 Stat. 209; Aug. 18, 1894, ch. 299, § 3, 28 Stat. 360; May 28, 1908, ch. 212, § 8, 35 Stat. 428.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Sections 443 to 448 of this title, referred to in text, were in the original “this section of this Act”, meaning section 3 of act , which enacted sections 443 to 448 of this title. The provision of section 3 relating to issuance of permits is classified to .

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of section 3 of act . Said section 3 of act  enacted sections 443 to 448 of this title. See Codification note set out under .