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§773g Crimes and Criminal Penalties
Title 16 › Chapter 10— NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT FISHING › Subchapter IV— NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT ACT OF 1982 › § 773g
Summary
Committing acts that other parts of this law forbid is a federal crime and can lead to a fine up to $200,000, jail up to 6 months, or both. If a weapon is used, or an officer is hurt or put in fear of immediate injury, the penalty can be a fine up to $400,000, prison up to 10 years, or both.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §773g
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(a)A person is guilty of any 11 So in original. Probably should be “an”. offense if he commits an act prohibited by section 773e(a)(2), (3), (4), or (6) 22See References in Text note below. of this title; or section 773e(b) 2 of this title.
(b)Any offense described in subsection (a) is punishable by a fine of not more than $200,000 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both; except that if in the commission of any offense the person uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this subchapter, or places any such officer in fear of imminent bodily injury the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $400,000, or imprisonment for not more than 10 years or both.
(c)There is Federal jurisdiction over any offense described in this section.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Subsec. (a) and pars. (2), (3), (4), and (6) of subsec. (a) of section 773e of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), were renumbered par. (1) and subpars. (B), (C), (D), and (F), respectively, of par. (1) of section 773e of this title by Pub. L. 114–81, title I, § 110(1), (2), Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 659. Subsec. (b) of section 773e of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was renumbered par. (2) of section 773e of this title by Pub. L. 114–81, title I, § 110(2), Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 659.
Amendments
2007—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–479 substituted “$200,000” for “$50,000” and “$400,000,” for “$100,000,”.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 773g
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Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60