Pub. L. 109-479, tit. VI, sec. 610

ENFORCEMENT.

EnactedYear: 2007Length: 269 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 610. ENFORCEMENT.(a) In General.—The Secretary may—(1) administer and enforce this title and any regulations issued under this title;(2) request and utilize on a reimbursed or non-reimbursed basis the assistance, services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of other Federal departments and agencies in the administration and enforcement of this title; and(3) collect, utilize, and disclose such information as may be necessary to implement the Agreement and this title, subject to sections 552 and 552a of title 5, United States Code.(b) Prohibited Acts.—It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this title or the regulations promulgated under this title.(c) Actions by the Secretary.—The Secretary shall prevent any person from violating this title in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857) were incorporated into and made a part of this title. Any person that violates any provision of this title is subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, power, and duties as though all applicable terms and 120 STAT. 3649 provisions of that Act were incorporated into and made a part of this title.(d) Penalties.—This title shall be enforced by the Secretary as if a violation of this title or of any regulation promulgated by the Secretary under this title were a violation of section 307 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857).
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