§1171 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Any U.S.-controlled ship used in breaking the rules in this law can be taken by the government. That includes the ship’s gear, clothing, furniture, fittings, cargo, and supplies. Fur seals, or parts of them, taken or kept illegally, or their money value, can also be taken. The same legal rules the government uses for seizing and handling ships under the customs laws apply here too. That covers how a ship is seized, how courts decide forfeiture, how the ship and its stuff are sold, and whether forfeiture can be reduced — as long as those customs rules fit and do not conflict with this law.

Title 16, §1171

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(a)Every vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States that is employed in any manner in connection with a violation of the provision of this chapter, including its tackle, apparel, furniture, appurtenances, cargo, and stores shall be subject to forfeiture; and all fur seals, or parts thereof, taken or retained in violation of this chapter, or the monetary value thereof, shall be forfeited.

(b)All provisions of law relating to the seizure, summary and judicial forfeiture, and condemnation of a vessel, including its tackle, apparel, furniture, appurtenances, cargo, and stores for violation of the customs laws, the disposition of such vessel, including its tackle, apparel, furniture, appurtenances, cargo, and stores or the proceeds from the sale 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 chapter, insofar as such provisions of law are applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.

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Amendments

1983—Pub. L. 98–129 amended section generally, substituting provisions, which were contained in section 1181 of this title, relating to seizure and forfeiture of vessels for provisions prohibiting the taking of sea otters on the high seas.

§1171 Seizure and forfeiture of vessels

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Title 16, §1171

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