---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 153.959"
title: "46"
number: "153.959"
heading: "Approval to begin transfer operations required."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/153.959"
---

# §153.959. Approval to begin transfer operations required.


No person may make connections for cargo transfer or transfer cargo unless he has authorization from the person in charge of cargo transfer.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3703; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 153.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 5103. Sections 153.470 through 153.491, 153.1100 through 153.1132, and 153.1600 through 153.1608 also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1903 (b).

### Source

Source: CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, unless otherwise noted.