(A) Whenever there shall be in the harbor any vessel, craft, or float insecurely fastened, adrift, sunken, or laid up, which may be required to be fastened, raised, removed, or its location changed for the benefit of other vessels navigating the harbor or to carry out the provisions of § 96.032, the Harbor Master shall notify the owner or other person who may be in charge thereof to secure, raise, or remove the vessel, craft, or float, or if no person answering the description can be found by him or her, the notice shall not be required and the Harbor Master shall remove the vessel and the vessel shall be held for all expenses and costs, and any person who shall refuse or neglect to comply with the order or direction shall be deemed guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter.
(B) If any vessel, craft, or float shall not be secured, removed, or its location changed in compliance with the direction of the Harbor Master after notice, or if the Harbor Master shall be unable to serve the notice, in either case he or she shall cause the vessel, craft, or float to be secured, raised, removed, or its location changed, employing assistance as may be necessary for the purpose. All expenses which may be incurred in any case shall be recoverable of the owner, consignee, master, or other person having charge of the vessel, craft, or float. If any person shall resist the Harbor Master or any person acting under him or her in the execution of the duty imposed upon him or her by these sections, the person so resisting shall be deemed guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 101.13) Penalty, see § 96.999