Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/16/971e
Timestamp: 2015-08-29 17:16:59
Document Index: 191509239

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16 U.S. Code § 971e - Violations | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
§ 971e.
(a) In generalIt shall be unlawful—
It shall be unlawful for any person to import, in violation of any regulation adopted pursuant to section 971d(c) or (d) [1] of this title, from any country, any fish in any form of those species subject to regulation pursuant to a recommendation of the Commission, or any fish in any form not under regulation but under investigation by the Commission, during the period such fish have been denied entry in accordance with the provisions of section 971d(c) or (d) [1] of this title. In the case of any fish as described in this subsection offered for entry in the United States, the Secretary shall require proof satisfactory to him that such fish is not ineligible for such entry under the terms of section 971d(c) or (d) [1] of this title.
The civil penalty and permit sanctions of section 1858 of this title are hereby made applicable to violations of this section as if they were violations of section 1857 of this title.
(f) Forfeiture
(Pub. L. 94–70, § 7, Aug. 5, 1975, 89 Stat. 390; Pub. L. 104–43, title III, § 306, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 385; Pub. L. 105–384, title II, § 202(b)(1)(F), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3453.)
Section 971d(d) of this title, referred to in subsec. (d), was amended generally by Pub. L. 101–627, title II, § 207, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4461. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) related to Commission recommendations concerning bluefin tuna and issuance of regulations in that regard.