94 STAT. 3456
PUBLIC LAW 96-594—DEC. 24, 1980
tributary and connecting waters and subject to the laws of the United States regulating those trades, be employed in— (1) the coastwise trade; (2) trade with Canada; and (3) the fisheries. 46 USC 65k.
SEC. 113. CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION: FISHERY LICENSE.
(a) A fishery license, or, as provided in section 110(c) of this title, an appropriately endorsed registry, may be issued for any vessel that— (1) is eligible for documentation; (2) was built in the United States (or in the case of a vessel not built in the United States, has been captured in war by citizens of the United States and lawfully condemned as prize, has been adjudged to be forfeited for a breach of the laws of the United States, or has qualified for documentation under section 4136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended (46 U.S.C. 14)); and (3) otherwise qualifies under the laws of the United States to be employed in the fisheries. (b) Subject to the laws of the United States regulating the fisheries, only a vessel for which a fishery license or an appropriately endorsed registry is issued may be employed in that trade. 46 USC 65/.
SEC. 114. CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION: PLEASURE VESSEL LICENSE.
(a) A pleasure vessel license may be issued for any vessel that— (1) is eligible for documentation, and (2) is to be used exclusively for pleasure. (b) A licensed pleasure vessel may proceed from or to any port of the United States and to any foreign port without entering or clearing with the United States Customs Service. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary may prescribe reasonable fees for issuing, renewing, or replacing a pleasure vessel license; or for providing any other service in connection with a pleasure vessel license. The fees shall be based on the costs of the service provided. 46 USC 65m.
SEC. 115. VESSEL LIMITED TO TRADE COVERED BY CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION; EXEMPTIONS; PENALTY.
(a) A vessel may not be employed in any trade other than a trade Pleasure vessel, covered by the certificate of documentation issued for that vessel. A documented pleasure vessel may not be used for purposes other than pleasure. However, any certificate of documentation may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, be exchanged for any other type of certificate of documentation, or appropriately endorsed for any trade, for which the vessel qualifies. (b) A non-self-propelled vessel which is qualified to be employed in the coastwise trade may, without being documented, be employed in that trade within a harbor or on the rivers or inland lakes of the United States, or on the internal waters or canals of any State. (c) Whenever a vessel is employed in a trade that is not covered by the certificate of documentation issued for that vessel or a documented pleasure vessel is used other than for pleasure, the vessel, together with its equipment, is liable to seizure by and forfeiture to the United States. (d) A documented vessel may not be placed under the command of a person other than a citizen of the United States.
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