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16 U.S.C. § 1859

Criminal offenses

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 1859, Criminal offenses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447251
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A person is guilty of an offense if he commits any act prohibited by— Any offense described in subsection (a)(1) is punishable by a fine of not more than $100,000, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both; except that if in the commission of any such offense the person uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any observer described in section 1857(1)(L) of this title or any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter (as provided for in section 1861 of this title), or places any such observer or officer in fear of imminent bodily injury, the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $200,000, or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both. Any offense described in subsection (a)(2) is punishable by a fine of not more than $200,000. 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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-265(H.R. 200)1976-04-13
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 97-453(H.R. 5002)1983-01-12
    A bill to improve fishery conservation and management.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-659(S. 991)1986-11-14
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Program Authorization Act of 1985
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-66(H.R. 2480)1987-07-10
    A bill to extend temporarily the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-627(H.R. 2061)1990-11-28
    Fishery Conservation Amendments of 1990
    House: 396–21Senate: 98–0