§2241 Inspection by the Secretary of Commerce

Summary

The Secretary of Commerce, working with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may send one or more inspectors to a country or an exporter’s facility where seafood for the United States comes from. Inspectors check how the seafood is farmed, harvested, prepared for market, and moved, and they can offer technical help on those activities. The Health and Human Services Secretary must write a report for each inspection, give the report to the country or exporter, and allow a 30-day period for them to submit rebuttals or comments. Those reports are used when deciding how to allocate inspection resources.