{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-7406","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 7406","heading":"Prohibited acts","body":"It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States—(1) to violate any provision of this chapter or the regulations issued under this chapter; (2) to refuse to permit any authorized officer to board, search, or inspect a vessel that is subject to the person’s control in connection with the enforcement of this chapter or the regulations issued under this chapter; (3) to submit false information pursuant to any requirement under this chapter or the regulations issued under this chapter; or (4) to commit any offense enumerated in paragraph (4), (5), (7), or (9) of section 707(a) of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6906(a)).","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 93—AGREEMENT ON PORT STATE MEASURES TO PREVENT, DETER AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc16@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:44Z","sha256":"57de42472dbc9e909d8da30d008c85cca538eaf212cc52b43e0b06920ebb0b31","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-7405","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-7407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}