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PUBLIC LAW 92-219-DEC. 23, 1971

thereof, and the remission or mitigation of such forfeitures shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have been incurred, under the provisions of this section, insofar as such provisions of law are applicable and not inconsistent with this section. "(e)(1) Enforcement of the provisions of this section prohibiting the bringing or importation of fish products into the United States shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of the Treasury. "(2) The judges of the L'inited States district courts, and United States commissioners niay, within their respective jurisdictions, upon proper oath or affirmation showing probable cause, issue such warrants or other process as may be required for enforcement of this Act and regulations issued thereunder. "(3) Any person authorized to carry out enforcement activities hereunder shall have the power to execute any warrant or process issued by any officer or court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of this section. " (4) Such person so authorized shall have the power— " (A) with or without a warrant or other process, to arrest any persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States committing in his presence or view a violation of this section or the regulations issued thereunder; " (B) with or without a warrant or other process, to search any vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and, if as a result of such search he has reasonable cause to believe that such vessel or any person on board is eiigaging in operations in violation of this section or the regulations issued thereunder, then to arrest such person. " (5) Such person so authorized, may seize, whenever and wherever lawfully found, all fish products brought or imported into the United States in violation of this section or the regulations issued thereunder. Any fish products so seized may be disposed of pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or, if perishable, in a manner prescribed by regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury after consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. "(f) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to prescribe such regulations as he determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. " (g) As used in this section— "(1) The term 'person' means any individual, partnership, corporation, or association. "(2) The term 'United States', when used in a geographical sense, means the continental United States, xilaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. "(3) The term 'international fishery conservation program' means any ban, restriction, regulation, or other measure in force pursuant to a multilateral agreement to which the United States is a signatory party, the purpose of which is to conserve or protect the living resources of the sea. "(4) The term 'fish products' means fish and marine mammals and all products thereof taken by fishing vessels of an offending country whether or not packed, processed, or otherwise prepared for export in such country or within the jurisdiction thereof," Approved December 23, 1971.

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