46 USC § 55115 - Supplies on fish processing vessels

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title: "46 USC § 55115 - Supplies on fish processing vessels"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "55115"
section_name: "Supplies on fish processing vessels"
chapter_number: 551
chapter_name: "COASTWISE TRADE"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Promotional Programs"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1640.)"
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# § 55115. Supplies on fish processing vessels

Section 55102 of this title

 does not apply to supplies aboard a United States documented fish processing vessel that are necessary and used for processing or assembling fishery products aboard such a vessel.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1640.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 55115 | 46 App.:883 (10th proviso). | June 5, 1920, ch. 250, § 27 (10th proviso), 41 Stat. 999; July 2, 1935, ch. 355, 49 Stat. 442; Pub. L. 97–389, title V, § 504, Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 1956. |

The words “ does not apply to” are substituted for “for the purposes of this section” and “shall be considered ship’s equipment and not merchandise” for consistency in the chapter.