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2012 U.S. Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 44A - ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION (§§ 2431 - 2444)
Section 2438 - Criminal offenses

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 44A - ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION
Sec. 2438 - Criminal offenses
Containssection 2438
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 98-623, title III, §309, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3403.
Statutes at Large Reference98 Stat. 3403
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 98-623

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ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION - 16 U.S.C. § 2438 (2012)
§2438. Criminal offenses (a) Offenses

A person is guilty of an offense if that person commits any act prohibited by paragraph (4), (5), (6), or (7) of section 2435 of this title.

(b) Punishment

Any offense described in subsection (a) of this section is punishable by a fine of $50,000, or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both.

(c) Offenses under other laws

A conviction under subsection (a) of this section for any act shall not be deemed to preclude a conviction for such act under any other law.

(Pub. L. 98–623, title III, §309, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3403.)

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