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16 U.S.C. § 1827a

Prohibition on sale of billfish

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 1827a, Prohibition on sale of billfish, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447238
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No person shall offer for sale, sell, or have custody, control, or possession of for purposes of offering for sale or selling billfish or products containing billfish. For purposes of section 1858(a) of this title, a violation of this section shall be treated as an act prohibited by section 1857 of this title. In this section the term “billfish”— means any fish of the species—

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 112-183(H.R. 2706)2012-10-05
    Billfish Conservation Act of 2012
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-228(H.R. 4528)2018-08-02
    To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally