2019 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 70 - North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Convention
Sec. 5009 - Unlawful activities
| 16 U.S.C. § 5009 (2019) |
| §5009. Unlawful activities |
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It is unlawful for any person or fishing vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States— (1) to fish for any anadromous fish in the Convention area; (2) to retain on board any anadromous fish taken incidentally in a fishery directed at nonanadromous fish in the Convention area; (3) to fail to return immediately to the sea any anadromous fish taken incidentally in a fishery directed at nonanadromous fish in the Convention area; (4) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, import, export, or have custody, control, or possession of, any anadromous fish taken or retained in violation of the Convention, this chapter, or any regulation issued under this chapter; (5) to refuse to permit any enforcement officer to board a fishing vessel subject to such person's control for purposes of conducting any search, investigation, or inspection in connection with the enforcement of the Convention, this chapter, or any regulation issued under this chapter; (6) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any enforcement officer in the conduct of any search, investigation, or inspection described in paragraph (5); (7) to resist a lawful arrest or detection for any act prohibited by this section; (8) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the apprehension, arrest, or detection of another person, knowing that such person has committed any act prohibited by this section; or (9) to violate any provision of the Convention, this chapter, or any regulation issued under this chapter. |
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(Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, §810, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4313; Pub. L. 102–587, title VIII, §8010, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5103; Pub. L. 106–562, title III, §304(a), Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2806; Pub. L. 114–81, title I, §103(a), Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 657.) |
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CODIFICATION
Title VIII of Pub. L. 102–567 and Pub. L. 102–587 enacted substantially identical sections. Title VIII of Pub. L. 102–587 was repealed by Pub. L. 106–562. AMENDMENTS2015—Pars. (5), (6). Pub. L. 114–81 inserted ", investigation," after "search". |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
| Bills and Statutes |
| United States Code |
| Y 1.2/5: |
| Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 70 - NORTH PACIFIC ANADROMOUS STOCKS CONVENTION Sec. 5009 - Unlawful activities |
| section 5009 |
| 2019 |
| January 24, 2020 |
| No |
| standard |
| 106 Stat. 4313, 5103 114 Stat. 2806 129 Stat. 657 |
| Public Law 102-567, Public Law 102-587, Public Law 106-562, Public Law 114-81 |
