Pub. L. 89-702, tit. I, sec. 105

Sec. 105. (a) Any person authorized to enforce the provisions of this Act who has reasonable cause to believe that any vessel outfitted for the harvesting of living marine resources and subject to the jurisdiction of any of the parties to the Convention is violating the provisions of article III of the Convention may, except within the territorial waters of another nation, board and search such vessel. Such person shall carry a special certificate of identification issued by the Secretary of the Interior or Secretary of the Treasury which shall be in English, Japanese, and Russian and which shall be exhibited to the master of the vessel upon request. (b) If, after boarding and searching such vessel, such person continues to have reasonable cause to believe that such vessel, or any person on board, is violating said article, he may seize such vessel or arrest such person, or both. The Secretary of State shall, as soon as practicable, notify the party having jurisdiction over the vessel or person of such seizure or arrest. The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of the Treasury, upon request of the Secretary of State, shall deliver the seized vessel or arrested person, or both, as promptly as practicable to the authorized officials of said party: Provided, That whenever said party cannot immediately accept such delivery, the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of the Treasury may, upon request of the Secretary of State, keep the vessel or person under surveillance within the United States. (c) At the request of said party, the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the person authorized to enforce the provisions of this Act to attend the trial as a witness in any case arising under said article or give testimony by deposition, and shall produce such records and files or copies thereof as may be necessary to establish the offense.