16 USC § 2438 - Criminal offenses

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title: "16 USC § 2438 - Criminal offenses"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "2438"
section_name: "Criminal offenses"
chapter_number: 44
chapter_name: "ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–623, title III, § 309, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3403.)"
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# § 2438. Criminal offenses

**(a)** **Offenses** section 2435 of this title

A person is guilty of an offense if that person commits any act prohibited by paragraph (4), (5), (6), or (7) of .

**(b)** **Punishment** Any offense described in subsection (a) is punishable by a fine of $50,000, or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both.

**(c)** **Offenses under other laws** A conviction under subsection (a) for any act shall not be deemed to preclude a conviction for such act under any other law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–623, title III, § 309, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3403.)