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title: "46 U.S.C. § 55334"
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description: "Restrictions on operations"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "553"
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chapter_name: "PASSENGER AND CARGO PREFERENCES"
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section: "55334"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 55334"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 55334 - Restrictions on operations
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## Text
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(a) Prohibitions.— Except as provided in subsection (b), an American Great Lakes vessel may not be used to—
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(1) engage in trade—
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(A) from a port in the United States that is not located on the Great Lakes; or
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(B) between ports in the United States;
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(2) transport bulk cargo (as defined in section 40102 of this title) that is subject to section 55305 or 55314 of this title or section 2631 of title 10; or
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(3) provide a service (except ocean freight service) as—
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(A) a contract carrier; or
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(B) a common carrier on a fixed advertised schedule offering frequent sailings at regular intervals in the foreign trade of the United States.
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(b) Off-Season Exception.— An American Great Lakes vessel may be used for not more than 90 days during any 12-month period to engage in trade prohibited by subsection (a)(1)(A), except during the Great Lakes shipping season.
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(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1649.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5533446 App.:1241s.Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1523, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3666.
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