§ 5505. — Unlawful activities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC5505]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 75--HIGH SEAS FISHING COMPLIANCE
Sec. 5505. Unlawful activities
It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States--
(1) to use a high seas fishing vessel on the high seas in
contravention of international conservation and management measures
described in section 5504(e) of this title;
(2) to use a high seas fishing vessel on the high seas, unless
the vessel has on board a valid permit issued under section 5503 of
this title;
(3) to use a high seas fishing vessel in violation of the
conditions or restrictions of a permit issued under section 5503 of
this title;
(4) to falsify any information required to be reported,
communicated, or recorded pursuant to this chapter or any regulation
issued under this chapter, or to fail to submit in a timely fashion
any required information, or to fail to report to the Secretary
immediately any change in circumstances that has the effect of
rendering any such information false, incomplete, or misleading;
(5) to refuse to permit an authorized officer to board a high
seas fishing vessel subject to such person's control for purposes of
conducting any search or inspection in connection with the
enforcement of this chapter or any regulation issued under this
chapter;
(6) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or
interfere with an authorized officer in the conduct of any search or
inspection described in paragraph (5);
(7) to resist a lawful arrest or detention for any act
prohibited by this section;
(8) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the
apprehension, arrest, or detection of another person, knowing that
such person has committed any act prohibited by this section;
(9) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, import,
export, or have custody, control, or possession of, any living
marine resource taken or retained in violation of this chapter or
any regulation or permit issued under this chapter; or
(10) to violate any provision of this chapter or any regulation
or permit issued under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 104-43, title I, Sec. 106, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 371.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 5506, 5507, 5508, 5509 of
this title.
