{"identifier":"/us/usc/t46/s4702","title":46,"num":"\u00a7\u202f4702.","heading":"Abandonment of barge prohibited","text":"\u00a7\u202f4702.\nAbandonment of barge prohibited\nAn owner or operator of a barge may not abandon it on the navigable waters of the United States. A barge is deemed not to be abandoned if\u2014\n(1) it is located at a Federally- or State-approved mooring area;\n(2) it is on private property with the permission of the owner of the property; or\n(3) the owner or operator notifies the Secretary that the barge is not abandoned and the location of the barge.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t46/s4702.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s4702","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f4702."},{"t":"heading","text":"Abandonment of barge prohibited","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"An owner or operator of a barge may not abandon it on the navigable waters of the United States. A barge is deemed not to be abandoned if\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s4702/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" it is located at a Federally- or State-approved mooring area;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s4702/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" it is on private property with the permission of the owner of the property; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s4702/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" the owner or operator notifies the Secretary that the barge is not abandoned and the location of the barge.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}