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16 U.S.C. § 2435 — Unlawful activities
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It is unlawful for any person—
(1) to engage in harvesting or other associated activities in violation of the provisions of the Convention or in violation of a conservation measure in force with respect to the United States pursuant to article IX of the Convention;
(2) to violate any regulation promulgated under this chapter;
(3) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, import, export, or have custody, control or possession of, any Antarctic marine living resource (or part or product thereof) harvested in violation of a conservation measure in force with respect to the United States pursuant to article IX of the Convention or in violation of any regulation promulgated under this chapter, without regard to the citizenship of the person that harvested, or vessel that was used in the harvesting of, the Antarctic marine living resource (or part or product thereof);
(4) to refuse to permit any authorized officer or employee of the United States to board a vessel of the United States or a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States for purposes of conducting any search, investigation, or inspection in connection with the enforcement of the Convention, this chapter, or any regulations promulgated under this chapter;
(5) to assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any authorized officer or employee of the United States in the conduct of any search, investigation, or inspection described in paragraph (4);
(6) to resist a lawful arrest or detention for any act prohibited by this section; or
(7) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the apprehension, arrest, or detention of another person, knowing that such other person has committed any act prohibited by this section.
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It is unlawful for any person—
(1) to engage in harvesting or other associated activities in violation of the provisions of the Convention or in violation of a conservation measure in force with respect to the United States pursuant to article IX of the Convention;
(2) to violate any regulation promulgated under this chapter;
(3) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, import, export, or have custody, control or possession of, any Antarctic marine living resource (or part or product thereof) harvested in violation of a conservation measure in force with respect to the United States pursuant to article IX of the Convention or in violation of any regulation promulgated under this chapter, without regard to the citizenship of the person that harvested, or vessel that was used in the harvesting of, the Antarctic marine living resource (or part or product thereof);
(4) to refuse to permit any authorized officer or employee of the United States to board a vessel of the United States or a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States for purposes of conducting any search, investigation, or inspection in connection with the enforcement of the Convention, this chapter, or any regulations promulgated under this chapter;
(5) to assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any authorized officer or employee of the United States in the conduct of any search, investigation, or inspection described in paragraph (4);
(6) to resist a lawful arrest or detention for any act prohibited by this section; or
(7) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the apprehension, arrest, or detention of another person, knowing that such other person has committed any act prohibited by this section.
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**(a) In general** Any person who commits an act that is unlawful under [section 2435 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2435&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty, and may be subject to a permit sanction, under [section 1858 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1858&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Hearings** Hearings for the assessment of civil penalties under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with [section 554 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section554&num=0&edition=prelim). For the purposes of conducting any such hearing, the Secretary of Commerce may issue subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of relevant papers, books, and documents, and may administer oaths. Witnesses summoned shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid to witnesses in the courts of the United States. In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena served upon any person pursuant to this subsection, the district court of the United States for any district in which such person is found, resides, or transacts business, upon application by the Attorney General of the United States and after notice to such person, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear and give testimony before the Secretary of Commerce or to appear and produce documents before the Secretary of Commerce, or both, and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
**(c) Review of civil penalty** Any person against whom a civil penalty is assessed under subsection (a) of this section may obtain r
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**(a) Offenses** A person is guilty of an offense if that person commits any act prohibited by paragraph (4), (5), (6), or (7) of [section 2435 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2435&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Punishment** Any offense described in subsection (a) is punishable by a fine of $50,000, or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both.
**(c) Offenses under other laws** A conviction under subsection (a) for any act shall not be deemed to preclude a conviction for such act under any other law.
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**(a) Responsibility** The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. Such Secretaries may utilize by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, the personnel, services, and facilities of any other department or agency of the United States in the performance of such duties.
**(b) Powers of authorized officers and employees** Any officer or employee of the United States who is authorized (by the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, or the head of any department or agency of the United States which has entered into an agreement with either Secretary under subsection (a)) to enforce the provisions of this chapter and of any regulation promulgated under this chapter may, in enforcing such provisions—
(1) secure, execute, and serve any order, warrant, subpoena, or other process, which is issued under the authority of the United States;
(2) search without warrant any person, place, vehicle or aircraft subject to the jurisdiction of the United States where there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person has committed or is attempting to commit an act prohibited by [section 2435 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2435&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) with or without a warrant board and search or inspect any vessel of the United States or vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(4) seize without warrant—
(A) any evidentiary item where there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person has committed or is attempting to commit an act prohibited by [section 2435 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-pre
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 2433
§ 2433. Representatives
(a) Representative to the Commission
The Secretary of State, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of Commerce and the Director
of the National Science Foundation, shall ap-
point an officer or employee of the United
States as the United States representative to
the Commission.
(b) Representative to the Scientific Committee
The Secretary of Commerce and the Director
of the National Science Foundation, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall des-
ignate the United States representative to the
Scientific Committee.
(c) Compensation
The United States representatives to the Com-
mission and the Scientific Committee shall re-
ceive no additional compensation by reason of
their services as such representatives.
(Pub. L. 98–623, title III, § 304, Nov. 8, 1984, 98
Stat. 3400.)
§ 2434. Conservation measures; system of obser-
vation and inspection
(a) Conservation measures
(1) The Secretary of State, with the concur-
rence of the Secretary of Commerce and the Di-
rector of the National Science Foundation, is
authorized—
(A) to decide on behalf of the United States
whether the United States is unable to accept
or can no longer accept a conservation meas-
ure adopted by the Commission pursuant to
article IX of the Convention, and
(B) to notify the Commission of any such de-
cision in accordance with article IX of the
Convention.
(2) The Secretary of State shall—
(A) publish in the Federal Register, if prac-
ticable, timely notice of each proposed deci-
sion under paragraph (1) and invite written
public comment regarding it; and
(B) publish in the Federal Register notice of
each notification made to the Commission
under paragraph (1).
(b) System of observation and inspection
T
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