United States Code Title 46 — Shipping

§ 60101. Boarding arriving vessels before inspection

§ 60101.

Boarding arriving vessels before inspection

(a)

Regulations.—

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall prescribe and enforce regulations on the boarding of a vessel arriving at a port of the United States before the vessel has been inspected and secured.

(b)

Criminal Penalty.—

A person violating a regulation prescribed under this section shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both.

(c)

Relationship to Other law.—

This section shall be construed as supplementary to section 2279 of title 18.