33 U.S.C. § 2 : US Code - Section 2: Regulations for navigation of South and Southwest Passes of Mississippi River; penalties

Search 33 U.S.C. § 2 : US Code - Section 2: Regulations for navigation of South and Southwest Passes of Mississippi River; penalties

The Secretary of the Army is authorized to make such rules and
regulations for the navigation of the South and Southwest Passes of
the Mississippi River as to him shall seem necessary or expedient
for the purpose of preventing any obstruction to the channels
through said South and Southwest Passes and any injury to the works
therein constructed. The term "South and Southwest Passes", as
employed in this section, shall be construed as embracing the
entire extent of channel in each case, between the upper ends of
the works at the head of the pass and the outer or sea ends of the
jetties at the entrance from the Gulf of Mexico; and any willful
violation of any rule or regulation made by the Secretary of the
Army in pursuance of this section shall be deemed a misdemeanor,
for which the owner or owners, agent or agents, master or pilot of
the vessel so offending shall be separately or collectively
responsible, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine
of not less than $100, nor exceeding $500, or by imprisonment for
not exceeding three months, or by both fine and imprisonment, at
the discretion of the court.