§ 973e. Criminal offenses

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.

1. 1988

   South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–330 § 7 · 102 Stat. 591

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 973e

   Pub. L. 100–330, § 7, June 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 594

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 100–330, § 7, June 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 594

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 7. CRIMINAL OFFENSES. (a) A person is guilty of a criminal offense if he or she commits any act prohibited by section 5(a) (8), (10), (11), or (12) of this Act. (b) Any offense described in subsection (a) of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $50,000, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both; except that if in the commission of any such offense the person uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any Authorized Officer, Authorized Party Officer, or observer under the Treaty in the conduct of their duties, or places any such Authorized Officer, Authorized Party Officer, or observer in fear of imminent bodily injury, the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $100,000 or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both. (c) The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over any offense described in this section.

2. 2025

   Pub. L. 119–60 div. H title LXXXIV § 8415 · 139 Stat. 1915

   Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 973e(a)

   Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “paragraph (6), (8), (9), or (10) of section 973c(a)” for “section 973c(a)(8), (10), (11), or (12)”

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “paragraph (6), (8), (9), or (10) of section 973c(a)” for “section 973c(a)(8), (10), (11), or (12)”.

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