4VAC20-398-50. Exceptions.
The operator, or ship agent of an operator, shall not be required to file a Ballast Water Control Report form if:
1. The commercial vessel's point of origin is located from within the United States EEZ;
2. The commercial vessel is engaged in innocent transit; or
3. The vessel is a passenger vessel equipped with a functioning treatment system designed to kill aquatic organisms in the ballast water.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-103 and 28.2-209 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 6, eff. November 1, 2001.
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