33 U.S.C. § 2503 : US Code - Section 2503: Prohibition

Search 33 U.S.C. § 2503 : US Code - Section 2503: Prohibition

After 6 months after November 18, 1988, no public vessel shall
dispose of potentially infectious medical waste into ocean waters
unless -
(1)(A) the health or safety of individuals on board the vessel
is threatened; or
(B) during time of war or a declared national emergency;
(2) the waste is disposed of beyond 50 nautical miles from the
nearest land; and
(3)(A) in the case of a public vessel which is not a
submersible, the waste is sterilized, properly packaged, and
sufficiently weighted to prevent the waste from coming ashore
after disposal; and
(B) in the case of a public vessel which is a submersible, the
waste is properly packaged and sufficiently weighted to prevent
the waste from coming ashore after disposal.