46 USC § 80304 - Limitation on ice patrol data

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s80304"
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title: "46 USC § 80304 - Limitation on ice patrol data"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "80304"
section_name: "Limitation on ice patrol data"
chapter_number: 803
chapter_name: "ICE AND DERELICTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title III, § 314(a)(3), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3049.)"
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# § 80304. Limitation on ice patrol data

Notwithstanding sections 80301 and 80302, data collected by an ice patrol conducted by the Coast Guard under this chapter may not be disseminated to a vessel unless such vessel is—

**(1)** documented under the laws of the United States; or

**(2)** documented under the laws of a foreign country that made the payment or contribution required under section 80301(b) for the year preceding the year in which the data is collected.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 113–281, title III, § 314(a)(3), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3049.)

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