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16 U.S.C. § 973d — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXIV, § 8414, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1915
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 100–330, § 6, June 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 594; Pub. L. 108–219, title IV, § 402, Apr. 13, 2004, 118 Stat. 617, created certain exceptions to prohibitions under [section 973c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section973c&num=0&edition=prelim) and licensing requirements under [section 973g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section973g&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 100–330, § 6, June 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 594; Pub. L. 108–219, title IV, § 402, Apr. 13, 2004, 118 Stat. 617, created certain exceptions to prohibitions under [section 973c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section973c&num=0&edition=prelim) and licensing requirements under [section 973g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section973g&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Issuance; establishment of procedures; designation of agent for service of legal process in license application; reception and response to process** Licenses to fish in the Licensing Area, to be issued by the Administrator in accordance with the Treaty, may be requested from the Secretary by operators of vessels, under procedures established by the Secretary. The license application shall designate an agent for the service of legal process to be located in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The applicant shall ensure that the designated agent for service of process, acting on behalf of the license holder, will receive and respond to any legal process issued in accordance with the Treaty and will, within 21 days after notification, travel if necessary for this purpose to any Pacific Island Party at no expense to that Party.
**(b) Forwarding of vessel license application** In accordance with subsection (e), and except as provided in subsection (f), the Secretary shall forward a vessel license application to the Administrator whenever such application is in accordance with application procedures established by the Secretary.
**(c) Fees** Fees required under the Treaty shall be paid in accordance with the Treaty and any procedures established by the Secretary.
**(d) Period of validity** Licenses shall be valid for the licensing period specified by the Administrator.
**(e) Allocation system** The Secretary may establish a system of allocating licenses in the event more applications are received than there are licenses available.
**(f) Grounds for denial of forwarding of license application** The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may determine that a license application should not be forwarded to the Administrator if—
(1) the application is not
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**(a)** It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States—
(1) to violate any provision of this chapter or any regulation or order issued pursuant to this chapter;
(2) to use a vessel for fishing in violation of an applicable national law;
(3) to use a vessel for fishing in any Closed Area, except in accordance with an agreement pursuant to the Treaty;
(4) to falsify any information required to be reported, notified, communicated, or recorded pursuant to a requirement of this chapter, or to fail to submit any required information, or to fail to report to the Secretary immediately any change in circumstances which has the effect of rendering any such information false, incomplete, or misleading;
(5) to intentionally destroy evidence which could be used to determine if a violation of this chapter or the Treaty has occurred;
(6) to refuse to permit any Authorized Officer or Authorized Party Officer to board a fishing vessel for purposes of conducting a search or inspection in connection with the enforcement of this chapter or the Treaty;
(7) to refuse to comply with the instructions of an Authorized Officer or Authorized Party Officer relating to fishing activities under the Treaty;
(8) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with—
(A) any Authorized Officer or Authorized Party Officer in the conduct of a search or inspection in connection with the enforcement of this chapter or the Treaty; or
(B) an observer in the conduct of observer duties under the Treaty;
(9) to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohibited by this section;
(10) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the apprehension or arrest of another person, knowing that such other person has committed any act prohibited by thi
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 973d
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Authority to promulgate regulations effective on
June 7, 1988, with any such regulation not to be effec-
tive before date on which Treaty enters into force for
the United States, see section 21 of Pub. L. 100–330, set
out as an Effective Date note under section 973 of this
title.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat-
ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu-
rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor-
ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
§ 973c. Prohibited acts
(a) Except as provided in section 973d of this
title, it is unlawful for any person subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States—
(1) to violate any provision of this chapter or
any regulation or order issued pursuant to this
chapter;
(2) to use a vessel for fishing in violation of
an applicable national law;
(3) who has entered into a fishing arrange-
ment under paragraph 3 of Article 3 of the
Treaty, to violate the terms and conditions of
such fishing arrangement if the Secretary of
State has decided under section 973p of this
title that Article 4 and paragraph 6 of Article
5 of the Treaty shall apply to the arrange-
ment;
(4) to use a vessel for fishing in any Limited
Area in violation of any requirement in Sched-
ule 3 of Annex I of the Treaty;
(5) to use a vessel for fishing in any Closed
Area;
(6) to falsify any information required to be
re
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