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16 U.S.C. § 7406 — Prohibited acts
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It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States—
(1) to violate any provision of this chapter or the regulations issued under this chapter;
(2) to refuse to permit any authorized officer to board, search, or inspect a vessel that is subject to the person’s control in connection with the enforcement of this chapter or the regulations issued under this chapter;
(3) to submit false information pursuant to any requirement under this chapter or the regulations issued under this chapter; or
(4) to commit any offense enumerated in paragraph (4), (5), (7), or (9) of section 707(a) 11 See References in Text note below. of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act ([16 U.S.C. 6906(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6906/a&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States—
(1) to violate any provision of this chapter or the regulations issued under this chapter;
(2) to refuse to permit any authorized officer to board, search, or inspect a vessel that is subject to the person’s control in connection with the enforcement of this chapter or the regulations issued under this chapter;
(3) to submit false information pursuant to any requirement under this chapter or the regulations issued under this chapter; or
(4) to commit any offense enumerated in paragraph (4), (5), (7), or (9) of section 707(a) 11 See References in Text note below. of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act ([16 U.S.C. 6906(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6906/a&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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**(a) Existing authorities and responsibilities**
(1) **Authorities and responsibilities** — The authorities and responsibilities under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of [section 1861 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1861&num=0&edition=prelim) and subsection (f) of [section 1858 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1858&num=0&edition=prelim) and paragraphs (2), (3), and (7) of [section 2439(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2439/b&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply with respect to enforcement of this chapter.
(2) **Included vessels** — For purposes of enforcing this chapter, any reference in such paragraphs and subsections to a “vessel” or “fishing vessel” includes all vessels as defined in [section 7402(8) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section7402/8&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Application of other provisions** — Such paragraphs and subsections apply to violations of this chapter and any regulations promulgated under this chapter.
**(b) Civil enforcement**
(1) **Civil administrative penalties**
(A) *In general* — Any person who is found by the Secretary (after notice and opportunity for a hearing in accordance with [section 554 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section554&num=0&edition=prelim)) to have committed an act prohibited under [section 7406 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section7406&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty. The amount of the civil penalty shall be consistent with the amount under [
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**(a) In general** It is unlawful for any person—
(1) to violate any provision of this chapter or any regulation or permit issued pursuant to this chapter;
(2) to use any fishing vessel to engage in fishing after the revocation, or during the period of suspension, of an applicable permit issued pursuant to this chapter;
(3) to refuse to permit any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter to board a fishing vessel subject to such person’s control for the purposes of conducting any search, investigation, or inspection in connection with the enforcement of this chapter or any regulation, permit, or the Convention;
(4) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any such authorized officer in the conduct of any search, investigations, or inspection in connection with the enforcement of this chapter or any regulation, permit, or the Convention;
(5) to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohibited by this chapter;
(6) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, import, export, or have custody, control, or possession of, any fish taken or retained in violation of this chapter or any regulation, permit, or agreement referred to in paragraph (1) or (2);
(7) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the apprehension or arrest of another person, knowing that such other person has committed any chapter 11 So in original. prohibited by this section;
(8) to knowingly and willfully submit to the Secretary false information (including false information regarding the capacity and extent to which a United States fish processor, on an annual basis, will process a portion of the optimum yield of a fishery that will be harvested by fishery vessels of the United States), regarding any matter that the Secretary is co
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 6906
1 So in original.
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (b), and (d), is
Pub. L. 109–479, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3575, known as
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Man-
agement Reauthorization Act of 2006. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of
2007 Amendment note set out under section 1801 of this
title and Tables.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L.
94–265, Apr. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 331, which is classified
principally to chapter 38 (§ 1801 et seq.) of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 1801 of this title
and Tables.
The Tuna Conventions Act, referred to in subsec. (b),
probably means the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, act
Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 907, 64 Stat. 777, which is classified
generally to chapter 16 (§ 951 et seq.) of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 951 of this title
and Tables.
The South Pacific Tuna Act, referred to in subsec.
(b), probably means the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988,
Pub. L. 100–330, June 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 591, which is clas-
sified generally to chapter 16C (§ 973 et seq.) of this
title. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 973 of
this title and Tables.
The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, referred to in
subsec. (b), probably means the Atlantic Tunas Conven-
tion Act of 1975, Pub. L. 94–70, Aug. 5, 1975, 89 Stat. 385,
which is classified generally to chapter 16A (§ 971 et
seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this
Ac
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 7405
1 See References in Text note below.
1 See References in Text note below.
2 So in original. The word ‘‘a’’ probably should appear.
§ 7405. Inspections
The Secretary, and the Secretary of the de-
partment in which the Coast Guard is operating,
shall conduct foreign vessel inspections in ports
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
as necessary to achieve the purposes of the
Agreement and this chapter. If, following an in-
spection, the Secretary has reasonable grounds
to believe that a foreign vessel has engaged in
IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in sup-
port of such fishing, the Secretary may take en-
forcement action under this chapter or other ap-
plicable law, and shall deny the vessel the use of
port services, in accordance with section 7404 of
this title.
(Pub. L. 114–81, title III, § 306, Nov. 5, 2015, 129
Stat. 667.)
§ 7406. Prohibited acts
It is unlawful for any person subject to the ju-
risdiction of the United States—
(1) to violate any provision of this chapter or
the regulations issued under this chapter;
(2) to refuse to permit any authorized officer
to board, search, or inspect a vessel that is
subject to the person’s control in connection
with the enforcement of this chapter or the
regulations issued under this chapter;
(3) to submit false information pursuant to
any requirement under this chapter or the reg-
ulations issued under this chapter; or
(4) to commit any offense enumerated in
paragraph (4), (5), (7), or (9) of section 707(a) 1
of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C.
6906(a)).
(Pub. L. 114–81, title III, § 307, Nov. 5, 2015, 129
Stat. 667.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 707(a) of the Western and C
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