§ 5606. Prohibited acts and enforcement
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(a)Prohibition It is unlawful for any person or vessel that is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States—
(1)to violate any regulation issued under this chapter or any measure that is legally binding on the United States under the Convention;
(2)to refuse to permit any authorized enforcement officer to board a fishing vessel that is subject to the person’s control for purposes of conducting any search, investigation, or inspection in connection with the enforcement of this chapter, any regulation issued under this chapter, or any measure that is legally binding on the United States under the Convention;
(3)forcibly to assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any authorized enforcement officer in the conduct of any search, investigation, or inspection described in paragraph (2);
(4)to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohibited by this section;
(5)to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, import, export, or have custody, control, or possession of, any fishery resources taken or retained in violation of this section; or
(6)to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the apprehension or arrest of another person, knowing that the other person has committed an act prohibited by this section.
(b)Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this chapter and enforcement of this chapter, see section 1826g of this title.
(Pub. L. 104–43, title II, § 207, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 379; Pub. L. 105–384, title II, § 201(b)(1), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3451; Pub. L. 114–81, title I, § 111, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 659; Pub. L. 114–327, title V, § 506, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1996.)
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- Public Law 105–384To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Poland, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–81To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to implement the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–327To implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, to implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes
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- Sec. 112Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995
- Sec. 102Conforming, minor, and technical amendments
- Sec. 102Conforming, minor, and technical amendments
- Sec. 112Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995
- Sec. 6Prohibited acts and penalties
- Sec. 6Prohibited acts and penalties
- Sec. 111Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995
- Sec. 111Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995
- Sec. 111Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995
- Sec. 111Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995
- Sec. 6Prohibited acts and penalties
- Sec. 6Prohibited acts and penalties
- Sec. 111Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995
- Sec. 506Prohibited acts and penalties
- Sec. 506Prohibited acts and penalties
- Sec. 506Prohibited acts and penalties
- Sec. 506Prohibited acts and penalties
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- Sec. 506Prohibited acts and penalties
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- Pub. L. 104–43, title II, § 207
- 109 Stat. 379
- Pub. L. 105–384, title II, § 201(b)(1)
- 112 Stat. 3451
- 129 Stat. 659
- Pub. L. 114–327, title V, § 506
- 130 Stat. 1996
- Pub. L. 114–327
- Pub. L. 105–384
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–43, title II, § 207
Stat.109 Stat. 379
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–384, title II, § 201(b)(1)
Stat.112 Stat. 3451
Stat.129 Stat. 659
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