Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

33 U.S.C. § 497

U.S. CodeFederal
“Persons” defined
About This Law
/us/usc/t33/s497
Title
33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter
CH11
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

Highlight any text to annotate
The word “persons” as used in sections 491 to 494 and 495 to 498 of this title, shall be construed to import both the singular and the plural, as the case demands, and shall include municipalities, quasi-municipal corporations, corporations, companies, and associations. (Mar. 23, 1906, ch. 1130, § 7, 34 Stat. 86.)

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this section.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.