(a) Prohibition Subject to section
12 (d), and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person in any State may apply to a vessel that is less than 25 meters in length an antifouling paint containing organotin.
(b) Exceptions Subsection (a) of this section shall not prohibit the application of a qualified antifouling paint containing organotin on
(1) the aluminum hull of a vessel that is less than 25 meters in length; or
(2) the outboard motor or lower drive unit of a vessel that is less than 25 meters in length.
