46 USC § 58105 - Preferences for cargo in which charterer has interest

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title: "46 USC § 58105 - Preferences for cargo in which charterer has interest"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "58105"
section_name: "Preferences for cargo in which charterer has interest"
chapter_number: 581
chapter_name: "RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES"
part_number: "G"
part_name: "Restrictions and Penalties"
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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. 1672.)"
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# § 58105. Preferences for cargo in which charterer has interest

A contractor receiving an operating-differential subsidy, or a charterer under chapter 575 of this title, may not unjustly discriminate in any manner so as to give preference, directly or indirectly, to cargo in which the contractor or charterer has a direct or indirect ownership, purchase, or vending interest.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1672.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 58105 | 46 App.:1226. | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VIII, § 808, 49 Stat. 2015. |

The words “and whosoever shall violate this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor” are omitted because  provides for the classification of offenses. See the revision notes for section 58109 of the revised title.