§70116. Port, harbor, and coastal facility security — Inbound Citations

Citations to §70116(b)

• 46 U.S.C. § 70118(a)

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  (a) Any State or local government law enforcement officer who has authority to enforce State criminal laws may make an arrest for violation of a security zone regulation prescribed under section 70051 or security or safety zone regulation under section 70116(b) or a safety zone regulation prescribed under section 10(d) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1509(d)) by a Coast Guard official authorized by law to prescribe such regulations, if—

  (1) such violation is a felony; and

  (2) the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such violation.
• 46 U.S.C. § 70131(2)

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  (2) The term “security zone” means a security zone, established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard or the Commandant’s designee pursuant to section 70051 or section 70116(b), for a vessel carrying especially hazardous cargo when such vessel—

  (A) enters, or operates within, the internal waters of the United States and the territorial sea of the United States; or

  (B) transfers such cargo or residue in any port or place, under the jurisdiction of the United States, within the territorial sea of the United States or the internal waters of the United States.