Sec. 201. Prohibited acts
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Except as authorized by a permit, authorization, or exemption under section 202 or 203, it is unlawful— to take any covered albatross or petrel; to commit any act with respect to covered albatrosses or petrels that would be prohibited by section 2 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ( 16 U.S.C. 703(a) ) if covered albatrosses or petrels were treated as migratory birds for purposes of that section; or to attempt to engage in any act described in paragraph
(1)or
(2)of this subsection. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the prohibitions under this Act apply— on lands and in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and to vessels and nationals of the United States on lands or in waters beyond the jurisdiction of the United States. This section shall not apply with respect to any covered albatross or petrel lawfully taken before the effective date of this Act. It is unlawful— to violate this Act or any regulation or permit issued under this Act; to refuse permission to board, search, or inspect any vessel that is subject to the control of that person to an officer authorized under section 301(b) to conduct any search, investigation, or inspection to enforce this Act or any regulation or permit issued under this Act; to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any officer authorized under section 301(b) in the conduct of any search, investigation, or inspection under this Act; to resist a lawful arrest or detention for any act prohibited by this Act or any regulation or permit issued under this Act; or to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the apprehension, arrest, or detention of another person, knowing that the other person has committed an act prohibited by this Act or any regulation or permit issued under this Act.
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