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title: "33 U.S.C. § 331"
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title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
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# 33 U.S.C. § 331 - Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, § 8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435

## Notes

Section, R.S. § 4233; Feb. 19, 1895, ch. 102, § 1, 28 Stat. 672; Mar. 3, 1897, ch. 389, § 12, 29 Stat. 690; May 21, 1948, ch. 328, § 4, 62 Stat. 253; Aug. 5, 1963, Pub. L. 88–84, § 4, 77 Stat. 117, related to manner of giving signals for vessels under way, in fog or bad weather, or at anchor.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective Dec. 24, 1981, see section 7 of Pub. L. 96–591, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 1604 of this title.