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33 U.S.C. § 2503

Prohibition

United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective

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33 U.S.C. § 2503, Prohibition, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469488
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After 6 months after November 18, 1988, no public vessel shall dispose of potentially infectious medical waste into ocean waters unless—

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 100-688(S. 2030)1988-11-18
    Ocean Dumping Ban Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally