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latory area by the vessels of any country which seri- 

 ously threaten the achievement of the objectives of 

 the commission's recommendations, the Secretary of 

 the Interior, with the concurrence of the Secretary 

 of State, may. in his discretion, also prohibit the 

 entry from such country of such other species of 

 tuna, in any form, as may be under investigation by 

 the commission and which were taken in the regu- 

 latory area. The aforesaid prohibitions shall con- 

 tinue until the Secretary of the Interior is satisfied 

 that the condition warranting the prohibition no 

 longer exists, except that all fish in any form of the 

 species under regulation which were previously pro- 

 hibited from entry shall continue to be prohibited 

 from entry. (Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 907, § 6, 64 Stat. 778; 

 Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L. 87-814, § 2, 76 Stat. 923.) 

 Amendments 



1962— Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 87-814 substituted 

 "Secretary of the Interior" for "head of the enforcement 

 agency." 



Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 87-814 added subsec. (c). 



§ 95S. Inspection of returns, records, or other reports. 



Any person authorized to carry out enforcement 

 activities under this chapter and any person author- 

 ized by the commissions shall have power without 

 warrant or other process, to inspect, at any reason- 

 able time, catch returns, statistical records, or other 

 reports as are required by regulations adopted pur- 

 suant to this chapter to be made, kept, or furnished. 

 (Sept. 7. 1950. ch, 907, § 7, 64 Stat. 778; Oct. 15, 1962, 

 Pub. L. 87-814. § 3. 76 Stat. 924) . 



Amendments 

 1962— Pub. L. 87-814 substituted provisions respecting 

 Inspection of returns, records, or other reports for pro- 

 visions authorizing a fine not exceeding $1,000 and pro- 

 ceedings for injunction against fishing for or possessing 

 the kind of fish covered by the convention for failure 

 to make, keep, furnish, or refusal to permit Inspection 

 of returns, records, or reports or for furnishing a false 

 return, record, or report. 



§957. Violations; fines and forfeitures; application of 

 related laws. 



(a) It shall be unlawful for any master or other 

 person in charge of a fishing vessel of the United 

 States to engage in 'fishing in violation of any regu- 

 lation adopted pursuant to section 955(c) of this 

 title or for any person knowingly to ship, transport, 

 purchase, sell, offer for sale, import, export, or have 

 in custody, possession, or control any fish taken or 

 retained in violation of such regulations. 



(b) It shall be unlawful for the master or any 

 person in charge of any fishing vessel of the United 

 States or any person on board such vessel to fail to 

 make, keep, or furnish any catch returns, statistical 

 records, or other reports as are required by regula- 

 tions adopted pursuant to this chapter to be made, 

 kept, or furnished; or to fail to stop upon being 

 hailed by a duly authorized official of the United 

 States; or to refuse to permit the duly authorized 

 officials of the United States or authorized officials 

 of the commissions to board such vessel or inspect 

 its catch, equipment, books, documents, records, or 

 other articles or question the persons on board in 

 accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or 

 the convention, as the case may be. 



(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to import, 

 in violation of any regulation adopted pursuant to 

 section 955(c) of this title, from any country, any 

 flsh in any form of those species subject to regula- 

 tion pursuant to a recommendation of the commis- 

 sion, or any tuna in any form not under regulation 

 but under investigation by the commission, during 

 the period such fish have been denied entry in ac- 

 cordance with the provisions of section 955(c) of 

 this title. In the case of any fish as described in 

 this subsection offered for entry into the United 

 States, the Secretary of the Interior shall require 

 proof satisfactory to him that such fish is not ineli- 

 gible for such entry under the terms of section 

 955(c) of this title. 



(d) Any person violating any provisions of sub- 

 section (a) of this section shall be fined not more 

 than $25,000, and for a subsequent violation of any 

 provisions of said subsection (a) shall be fined not 

 more than $50,000. 



(e) Any person violating any provision of sub- 

 section (b) of this section shall be fined not more 

 than $1,000, and for a subsequent violation of any 

 provision of subsection (b) shall be fined not more 

 than $5,000. 



(f) Any person violating any provision of sub- 

 section (c) of this section shall be fined not more 

 than $100,000. 



(g) All fish taken or retained in violation of sub- 

 section (a) of this section, or the monetary value 

 thereof, may be forfeited. 



(h) All provisions of law relating to the seizure, 

 judicial forfeiture, and condemnation of a cargo for 

 violation of the customs laws, the disposition of such 

 cargo or the proceeds from the sale thereof, and 

 the remission or mitigation of such forfeitures shall 

 apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or al- 

 leged to have been incurred, under the provisions of 

 this chapter, insofar as such provisions of law are 

 applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions 

 of this chapter. (Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 907, § 8, 64 Stat. 

 779; Oct. 15, 1962, Pub. L. 87-814. § 4. 76 Stat. 924.) 



Amendments 

 1962 — Pub. L. 87-814 substituted provisions respecting 

 violations, fines, and forfeitures, and application of related 

 laws for provisions respecting enforcement of chapter. 



§ 958. Cooperation with other agencies. 



(a) In order to provide coordination between the 

 general annual programs of the commissions and 

 programs of other agencies, relating to the explora- 

 tion, development, and conservation of fishery re- 

 sources, the Secretary of State may recommend to 

 the United States Commissioners that they consider 

 the relationship of the commissions' programs to 

 those of such agencies and when necessary arrange, 

 with the concurrence of such agencies, for mutual 

 cooperation between the commissions and such 

 agencies for carrying out their respective programs. 



(b) All agencies of the Federal Government are 

 authorized on request of the commissions to cooper- 

 ate in the conduct of scientific and other programs, 

 or to furnish facilities and personnel for the purpose 

 of assisting the commissions in the performance of 

 their duties. 



