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46 U.S.C. § 55114 — Unloading fish from foreign vessels
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**(a) Prohibitions.—** Except as otherwise provided by this section or a treaty or convention to which the United States is a party, a foreign vessel may not unload, in a port of the United States—
(1) its catch of fish taken on board on the high seas or fish products processed from that catch of fish; or
(2) fish or fish products taken on board that vessel on the high seas from a vessel engaged in fishing operations or the processing of fish or fish products.
**(b) Regulations on Obtaining Information.—** The Secretary of Commerce may prescribe regulations the Secretary considers necessary to obtain information on the transportation of fish products by vessels of the United States for foreign fish processing vessels to points in the United States.
**(c) Virgin Islands.—**
(1) **In general.—** — A foreign vessel of not more than 50 feet overall in length may unload its catch of fresh fish (whole or with the heads, viscera, or fins removed, but not frozen, otherwise processed, or further advanced) in a port of the Virgin Islands for immediate consumption in those islands. Fish unloaded under this paragraph may be sold or transferred only for immediate consumption. In the absence of satisfactory evidence that a sale or transfer to an agent, representative, or employee of a freezer or cannery is for immediate consumption, the sale or transfer is deemed not to be for immediate consumption. This paragraph does not prohibit the freezing, smoking, or other processing of fresh fish by the ultimate consumer of the fish.
(2) **Seizure, forfeiture, and penalty.—** — Fish unloaded in the Virgin Islands that are retained, sold, or transferred, except as allowed by paragraph (1), are liable to seizure by and forfeiture to the United States Government. A person retaining, sellin
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**(a) Prohibitions.—** Except as otherwise provided by this section or a treaty or convention to which the United States is a party, a foreign vessel may not unload, in a port of the United States—
(1) its catch of fish taken on board on the high seas or fish products processed from that catch of fish; or
(2) fish or fish products taken on board that vessel on the high seas from a vessel engaged in fishing operations or the processing of fish or fish products.
**(b) Regulations on Obtaining Information.—** The Secretary of Commerce may prescribe regulations the Secretary considers necessary to obtain information on the transportation of fish products by vessels of the United States for foreign fish processing vessels to points in the United States.
**(c) Virgin Islands.—**
(1) **In general.—** — A foreign vessel of not more than 50 feet overall in length may unload its catch of fresh fish (whole or with the heads, viscera, or fins removed, but not frozen, otherwise processed, or further advanced) in a port of the Virgin Islands for immediate consumption in those islands. Fish unloaded under this paragraph may be sold or transferred only for immediate consumption. In the absence of satisfactory evidence that a sale or transfer to an agent, representative, or employee of a freezer or cannery is for immediate consumption, the sale or transfer is deemed not to be for immediate consumption. This paragraph does not prohibit the freezing, smoking, or other processing of fresh fish by the ultimate consumer of the fish.
(2) **Seizure, forfeiture, and penalty.—** — Fish unloaded in the Virgin Islands that are retained, sold, or transferred, except as allowed by paragraph (1), are liable to seizure by and forfeiture to the United States Government. A person retaining, selling, transferring, buying, or receiving the fish is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. A penalty or forfeiture under this paragraph may be compromised, modified, or remitted under [section 2107(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section2107/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Northern Mariana Islands.—** Subsection (a) does not apply to the Northern Mariana Islands.
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The Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, the text of which is as follows, is hereby approved.
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In this chapter:
(1) **Antigua Convention** — The term “Antigua Convention” means the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Established by the 1949 Convention Between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica, signed at Washington, November 14, 2003.
(2) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission provided for by the Convention.
(3) **Convention** — The term “Convention” means—
(A) the Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, signed at Washington, May 31, 1949, by the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica;
(B) the Antigua Convention, upon its entry into force for the United States, and any amendments thereto that are in force for the United States; or
(C) both such Conventions, as the context requires.
(4) **Person** — The term “person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(5) **United States** — The term “United States” includes all areas under the sovereignty of the United States.
(6) **United States Commissioners** — The term “United States commissioners” 11 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. means the individuals appointed in accordance with [section 952(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section952/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 55114
same privileges accorded to vessels of the for-
eign country under this section.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1638.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
55113 ..........
46:12101 note.
Pub. L. 104–324, title XI,
§ 1117, Oct. 19, 1996, 110
Stat. 3973.
§ 55114. Unloading fish from foreign vessels
(a) PROHIBITIONS.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided by this section or a treaty or convention
to which the United States is a party, a foreign
vessel may not unload, in a port of the United
States—
(1) its catch of fish taken on board on the
high seas or fish products processed from that
catch of fish; or
(2) fish or fish products taken on board that
vessel on the high seas from a vessel engaged
in fishing operations or the processing of fish
or fish products.
(b) REGULATIONS ON OBTAINING INFORMATION.—
The Secretary of Commerce may prescribe regu-
lations the Secretary considers necessary to ob-
tain information on the transportation of fish
products by vessels of the United States for for-
eign fish processing vessels to points in the
United States.
(c) VIRGIN ISLANDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A foreign vessel of not more
than 50 feet overall in length may unload its
catch of fresh fish (whole or with the heads,
viscera, or fins removed, but not frozen, other-
wise processed, or further advanced) in a port
of the Virgin Islands for immediate consump-
tion in those islands. Fish unloaded under this
paragraph may be sold or transferred only for
immediate consumption. In the absence of sat-
isfactory evidence that a sale or transfer to an
agent, representative, or employee of a freezer
or cannery is for immediate consumption, the
sale or transfer is de
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