16 U.S.C. § 773g
Crimes and criminal penalties
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 773g, Crimes and criminal penalties, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/446406
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A person is guilty of any 11 So in original. Probably should be “an”. offense if he commits an act prohibited by section 773e(a)(2), (3), (4), or (6) 22See References in Text note below. of this title; or section 773e(b) 2 of this title.
Any offense described in subsection (a) is punishable by a fine of not more than $200,000 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both; except that if in the commission of any offense the person uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this subchapter, or places any such officer in fear of imminent bodily injury the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $400,000, or imprisonment for not more than 10 years or both.
There is Federal jurisdiction over any offense described in this section.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally