16-U.S.C.-773E
§773E – Prohibited Acts
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Title 16 > Chapter 10 > Subchapter IV > Section 773e
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- Reference: Section 773e
- Legend: §773E – Prohibited Acts
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
It is unlawful—
(a) for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States—
(1) to violate any provision of the Convention, this subchapter or any regulation adopted under this subchapter;
(2) to refuse to permit any enforcement officer to board a fishing vessel subject to such persons control for purposes of conducting any search or inspection in connection with the enforcement of the Convention, this subchapter or any regulation adopted under this subchapter;
(3) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate or interfere with any enforcement officer in the conduct of any search or inspection described in paragraph (2);
(4) to resist a lawful arrest or detention for any act prohibited by this section;
(5) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, import, export or have custody, control or possession of, any fish taken or retained in violation of the Convention, this subchapter, or any regulation adopted under this subchapter; or
(6) to interfere with, delay or prevent, by any means, the apprehension, arrest or detention of another person, knowing that such person has committed any act prohibited by this section.
(b) for any foreign fishing vessel, and for the owner or operator of any foreign fishing vessel, to engage in fishing for halibut in the fishery conservation zone, unless such fishing is authorized by, and conducted in accordance with the Convention, this subchapter and regulations adopted under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 97–176, §7, May 17, 1982, 96 Stat. 80; Pub. L. 102–251, title III, §302(b), Mar. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 65.)
Amendment of Subsection (b)
Pub. L. 102–251, title III, §§302(b), 308, Mar. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 65, 66, provided that, effective on the date on which the Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 1990, enters into force for the United States, with authority to prescribe implementing regulations effective Mar. 9, 1992, but with no such regulation to be effective until the date on which the Agreement enters into force for the United States, subsection (b) is amended by substituting exclusive economic zone or special areas for fishery conservation zone.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–251 effective on date on which Agreement between United States and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 1990, enters into force for United States, with authority to prescribe implementing regulations effective Mar. 9, 1992, but with no such regulation to be effective until date on which Agreement enters into force for United States, see section 308 of Pub. L. 102–251, set out as a note under section 773 of this title.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
Subchapter IV – Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Conservation
In this entry about Subchapter IV – Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to conservation in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States conservation-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
15-U.S.C.-522 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Fishing
In this entry about 15-U.S.C.-522, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to fishing in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States fishing-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
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