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16 U.S.C. 1827a: Prohibition on sale of billfish

Created in 2012 by Public Law 112-183. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–228 inserted "and retained" after "landed". Law text · (c)

    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.