16 U.S.C. § 1825
Import prohibitions
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 1825, Import prohibitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447224
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If the Secretary of State determines that—
any fishing vessel of the United States, while fishing in waters beyond any foreign nation’s territorial sea, to the extent that such sea is recognized by the United States, is seized by any foreign nation—
Upon receipt of any certification from the Secretary of State under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall immediately take such action as may be necessary and appropriate to prohibit the importation into the United States—
If the Secretary of State finds that the reasons for the imposition of any import prohibition under this section no longer prevail, the Secretary of State shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall promptly remove such import prohibition.
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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.
- Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Fishery Conservation Amendments of 1990