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16 U.S.C. 1377: Enforcement

Created in 1972 by Public Law 92-522. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2007Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006

1990Pub. L. 101-650

1972Pub. L. 92-522created it

16 U.S.C. 1377Enforcement

(a)Utilization of personnel

(b)State officers and employees

(c)Warrants and other process for enforcement

(d)Execution of process; arrest; search; seizure

(e)Disposition of seized cargo

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This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

2007

Pub. L. 109–479 substituted "vessel, other conveyance, or container" for "vessel or other conveyance". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (d)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.