| From Boat/US
Save Our Seas
It is illegal to dump plastic trash anywhere into the ocean or navigable
waters of the United States. Violation of these requirements may result
in civil penalty up to $25,000, a fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for
up to five years. Regional, state and local restrictions on garbage may
also apply.
Lakes, riversm bays,
sounds, and 0 - 3
miles from shore illegal to dump Plastic Food Dunnage
Rags Metal Lining & Packing
Glass Crockery Materials that float
3 - 12 miles illegal to dump Plastic Food* Dunnage
Rags* Metal* Lining & Packing
Glass* Crockery* Materials that float
12 - 25 miles illegal to dump Plastic Dunnage
Lining & Packing
Materials that float
25 miles or more illegal to dump Plastic
* unless ground smaller than 1 inch.
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| There is a little more verbage about this subject in the May issue
of Motor Boating and Sailing which happened to be on my desk.I
generally only peruse it some more at lunch time only of course,but
in the interest of ecologically sound waters for our planet,I guess
this could be done now :-)
The 0-3 mile limit includes U.S.lakes,rivers,bays,and sounds.Garbage
cannot be dumped in the 0-12 mile limits.Garbage means all kinds of
food,cargo,maintenance wastes,ashes and domestic waste.Garbage does
not include fresh fish or parts,dishwater or graywater,which means
drainage from a dishwasher,shower,or basin,but not drainage from
toilets,urinals,hospital and cargo spaces.
Recreational boating facilities such as marinas and yacht clubs
that provide dockage or other services for 10 or more boats must have
adequate garbage facilities for any vessel that routinely calls.(Boats
must be conducting business with the marina in order to qualify for the
service;facilities would not be expected to provide such service to a
vessel whose sole reason for docking was to offload its
garbage).Vessels denied the ability to offload their garbage at a
marina or terminal shoul report this to the CG.
It isillegal for any vessel to dump plastic trash anywhere in an
ocean or the navigable waters of the United States.Plastic includes
plastic bags,styrofoam cups and lids,six pack holders,bottles,caps,
buckets,shoes,milk jugs,egg cartons,stirrers,straws,synthetic ropes,
fishing lines and nets,and all "bio-or photo degradable" plastics.
Keith
P.S. If it is illegal to throw a plastic bag overboard,does this mean
when a druggie is being pursued and he throws the plastic wrapped
sh*t over the side,the CG can still fine them and jail them?
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