Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 70 — North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Convention
§ 5009. Unlawful activities
Statutory text
It is unlawful for any person or fishing vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States—
to fish for any anadromous fish in the Convention area;
to retain on board any anadromous fish taken incidentally in a fishery directed at nonanadromous fish in the Convention area;
to fail to return immediately to the sea any anadromous fish taken incidentally in a fishery directed at nonanadromous fish in the Convention area;
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;
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;
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);
to resist a lawful arrest or detection for any act prohibited by this section;
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
to violate any provision of the Convention, this chapter, or any regulation issued under this chapter.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992
Pub. L. 102–567 title VIII § 810 · 106 Stat. 4270
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 5009
Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 810, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4313
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 810, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4313Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 810. UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES. 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 title, or any regulation issued under this title; (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 or inspection in connection with the enforcement of the Convention, this title, or any regulation issued under this title; (6) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any enforcement officer in the conduct of any search 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 title, or any regulation issued under this title.Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015
Pub. L. 114–81 title I § 103(a) · 129 Stat. 649
Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 5009(5); 16 U.S.C. § 5009(6)
Pub. L. 114–81 inserted “, investigation,” after “search”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pars. (5), (6). Pub. L. 114–81 inserted “, investigation,” after “search”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Unlawful Activities.— Section 810 of the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5009) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5), by inserting “, investigation,” after “search”; and (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting “, investigation,” after “search”.
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
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.
Amendments
2015—Pars. (5), (6). Pub. L. 114–81 inserted “, investigation,” after “search”.