2011 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 75 - HIGH SEAS FISHING COMPLIANCE (§§ 5501 - 5509)
Section 5508 - Criminal offenses
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 75 - HIGH SEAS FISHING COMPLIANCE Sec. 5508 - Criminal offenses |
| Contains | section 5508 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 104-43, title I, §109, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 375. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 109 Stat. 375 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 104-43 |
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A person is guilty of an offense if the person commits any act prohibited by paragraph (6), (7), (8), or (9) of section 5505 of this title.
(b) PunishmentAny offense described in subsection (a) of this section is a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine under title 18, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both; except that if in the commission of any offense the person uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any authorized officer, or places any such officer in fear of imminent bodily injury, the offense is a felony punishable by a fine under title 18, or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both.
(Pub. L. 104–43, title I, §109, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 375.)
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