Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 25 - Jellyfish or Sea Nettles, Other Such Pests, and Seaweed in Coastal Waters: Control or Elimination

• county: includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States. See 1 USC 2
• day: means the time from eight o'clock antemeridian to five o'clock postmeridian. See 19 USC 1401
• electronic data interchange system: means any established mechanism approved by the Commissioner of U. See 19 USC 1401
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• master: means the person having the command of the vessel. See 19 USC 1401
• merchandise: means goods, wares, and chattels of every description, and includes merchandise the importation of which is prohibited, and monetary instruments as defined in section 5312 of title 31. See 19 USC 1401
• person: includes partnerships, associations, and corporations. See 19 USC 1401
• Secretary: means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate. See 19 USC 1401
• United States: includes all Territories and possessions of the United States except the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, and the island of Guam. See 19 USC 1401
• vehicle: includes every description of carriage or other contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land, but does not include aircraft. See 19 USC 1401
• vessel: includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See 1 USC 3