46 USC § 9306 - State regulation prohibited
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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s9306"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 9306 - State regulation prohibited"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "9306"
section_name: "State regulation prohibited"
chapter_number: 93
chapter_name: "GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Manning of Vessels"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 559.)"
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# § 9306. State regulation prohibited
A State or political subdivision of a State may not regulate or impose any requirement on pilotage on the Great Lakes.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 559.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 9306 | 46:216g |
Section 9306 prohibits State or local regulations of pilotage on the Great Lakes and is part of the exception provided by law envisioned under section 8501(a).