46-U.S.C.-40901
§40901 – License Requirement
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Title 46 > Subtitle IV > Part A > Chapter 409 > Section 40901
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- Reference: Section 40901
- Legend: §40901 – License Requirement
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) In General.—A person in the United States may not act as an ocean transportation intermediary unless the person holds an ocean transportation intermediarys license issued by the Federal Maritime Commission. The Commission shall issue a license to a person that the Commission determines to be qualified by experience and character to act as an ocean transportation intermediary.
(b) Exception.—A person whose primary business is the sale of merchandise may forward shipments of the merchandise for its own account without an ocean transportation intermediarys license.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1538.)
| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 40901(a) | 46 App.:1718(a). | Pub. L. 98–237, §19(a), (d), Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 87, 88; Pub. L. 105–258, title I, §116, Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1912. |
| 40901(b) | 46 App.:1718(d). |
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