33 U.S.C. § 2403 : US Code - Section 2403: Prohibition on application of organotin antifouling paints on certain vessels

Search 33 U.S.C. § 2403 : US Code - Section 2403: Prohibition on application of organotin antifouling paints on certain vessels

(a) Prohibition
Subject to section 12(d), and except as provided in subsection
(b) of this section, no person in any State may apply to a vessel
that is less than 25 meters in length an antifouling paint
containing organotin.
(b) Exceptions
Subsection (a) of this section shall not prohibit the application
of a qualified antifouling paint containing organotin on -
(1) the aluminum hull of a vessel that is less than 25 meters
in length; or
(2) the outboard motor or lower drive unit of a vessel that is
less than 25 meters in length.
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