16 U.S.C. § 1152 : US Code - Section 1152: Prohibitions

Search 16 U.S.C. § 1152 : US Code - Section 1152: Prohibitions

It is unlawful, except as provided in this chapter or by
regulation of the Secretary, for any person or vessel subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States to engage in the taking of
fur seals in the North Pacific Ocean or on lands or waters under
the jurisdiction of the United States, or to use any port or harbor
or other place under the jurisdiction of the United States for any
purpose connected in any way with such taking, or for any person to
transport, import, offer for sale, or possess at any port or place
or on any vessel, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,
fur seals or the parts thereof, including, but not limited to, raw,
dressed, or dyed fur seal skins, taken contrary to the provisions
of this chapter or the Convention, or for any person subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States to refuse to permit, except
within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States, a duly
authorized official of Canada, Japan, or Russia to board and search
any vessel which is outfitted for the harvesting of living marine
resources and which is subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States to determine whether such vessel is engaged in sealing
contrary to the provisions of said Convention.