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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 452. Taking shellfish or otherwise interfering with navigation in New York Harbor channels; penalty; arrest and procedure
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to engage in
fishing or dredging for shellfish in any of the channels leading to
and from the harbor of New York, or to interfere in any way with
the safe navigation of those channels by ocean steamships and ships
of deep draft.
Any person or persons violating the foregoing provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both, such
fine to be not more than $250 nor less than $50, and the
imprisonment to be not more than six months nor less than thirty
days, either or both united, as the judge before whom conviction is
obtained shall decide.
It shall be the duty of the United States supervisor of the
harbor to enforce this section, and the deputy inspectors of the
said supervisor shall have authority to arrest and take into
custody, with or without process, any person or persons, who may
commit any of the acts or offenses prohibited by this section:
Provided, That no person shall be arrested without process for any
offense not committed in the presence of the supervisor or his
inspector or deputy inspectors, or either of them: And provided
further, That whenever any such arrest is made the person or
persons so arrested shall be brought forthwith before a magistrate
judge, judge, or court of the United States for examination of the
offenses alleged against him; and such magistrate judge, judge or
court shall proceed in respect thereto as authorized by law in case
of crimes against the United States.
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