33 U.S.C. § 1 : US Code - Section 1: Regulations by Secretary of the Army for navigation of waters generally

Search 33 U.S.C. § 1 : US Code - Section 1: Regulations by Secretary of the Army for navigation of waters generally

It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Army to prescribe
such regulations for the use, administration, and navigation of the
navigable waters of the United States as in his judgment the public
necessity may require for the protection of life and property, or
of operations of the United States in channel improvement, covering
all matters not specifically delegated by law to some other
executive department. Such regulations shall be posted, in
conspicuous and appropriate places, for the information of the
public; and every person and every corporation which shall violate
such regulations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, on
conviction thereof in any district court of the United States
within whose territorial jurisdiction such offense may have been
committed, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500, or by
imprisonment (in the case of a natural person) not exceeding six
months, in the discretion of the court.
Any regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army in
pursuance of this section may be enforced as provided in section
413 of this title, the provisions whereof are made applicable to
the said regulations.