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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2435. Unlawful activities
It is unlawful for any person -
(1) to engage in harvesting or other associated activities in
violation of the provisions of the Convention or in violation of
a conservation measure in force with respect to the United States
pursuant to article IX of the Convention;
(2) to violate any regulation promulgated under this chapter;
(3) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, import,
export, or have custody, control or possession of, any Antarctic
marine living resource (or part or product thereof) which he
knows, or reasonably should have known, was harvested in
violation of a conservation measure in force with respect to the
United States pursuant to article IX of the Convention or in
violation of any regulation promulgated under this chapter,
without regard to the citizenship of the person that harvested,
or vessel that was used in the harvesting of, the Antarctic
marine living resource (or part or product thereof);
(4) to refuse to permit any authorized officer or employee of
the United States to board a vessel of the United States or a
vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States for
purposes of conducting any search or inspection in connection
with the enforcement of the Convention, this chapter, or any
regulations promulgated under this chapter;
(5) to assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or
interfere with any authorized officer or employee of the United
States in the conduct of any search or inspection described in
paragraph (4);
(6) to resist a lawful arrest or detention for any act
prohibited by this section; or
(7) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the
apprehension, arrest, or detention of another person, knowing
that such other person has committed any act prohibited by this
section.
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