33 CFR 70.05-1
§ 70.05-1 General provisions.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 70.05-1, § 70.05-1 General provisions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/149771
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No person shall take possession of or make use of for any purpose, or build upon, alter, deface, destroy, move, injure, obstruct by fastening vessels thereto or otherwise, or in any manner whatever impair the usefulness of any aid to navigation established and maintained by the United States.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.