2017 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 44A - Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention
Sec. 2438 - Criminal offenses

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 2438 (2017)
Section Name §2438. Criminal offenses
Section Text (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) 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) for any act shall not be deemed to preclude a conviction for such act under any other law.

Source Credit

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

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 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 44A - ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION
Sec. 2438 - Criminal offenses
Contains section 2438
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 98 Stat. 3403
Public Law References Public Law 98-623
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