(a) In generalNotwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful for any person—
(2)
to sell or distribute in domestic or international commerce organotin or an antifouling system containing organotin;
(5)
after the Convention enters into force for the United States, to apply or otherwise use in a manner inconsistent with the Convention, an antifouling system on any vessel that is subject to this chapter.
(b) Vessel hulls
Except as provided in subsection (c), no vessel shall bear on its hull or outer surface any antifouling system containing organotin, regardless of when such system was applied, unless that vessel bears an overcoating which forms a barrier to organotin leaching from the underlying antifouling system.
(c) Limitations
(2) Sale, manufacture, etc.This section does not apply to—
(A)
the sale, distribution, or use pursuant to any agreement between the Administrator and any person that results in an earlier prohibition or cancellation date than specified in this chapter; or
(B)
the manufacture, processing, formulation, sale, distribution, or use of organotin or antifouling systems containing organotin used or intended for use only for sonar domes or in conductivity sensors in oceanographic instruments.