S. 3424 (112th): Billfish Conservation Act of 2012

Introduced:
Jul 24, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

H.R. 2706 (same title)
Signed by the President — Oct 05, 2012

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Status

This bill was introduced on July 24, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jul 24, 2012
Referred to Committee Jul 24, 2012
Cosponsors
none
Committees

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Full Title

A bill to prohibit the sale of billfish.

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Last updated Jul 24, 2012.
4 pages

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7/24/2012--Introduced.
Billfish Conservation Act of 2012- Prohibits any person from offering billfish or billfish products for sale, selling them, or having custody, control, or possession of them for purposes of offering them for sale or selling them.
Treats a violation of this Act as an act prohibited by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Subjects a person to a maximum civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation, with each day of a continuing violation constituting a separate offense.
Exempts from such prohibition billfish:
(1) caught by U.S. vessels and landed in the state of Hawaii or the Pacific Insular Area (PIA), or
(2) landed by foreign vessels in the PIA if the foreign caught billfish is exported to markets outside the United States or retained within the PIA for local consumption.
Defines "billfish" as any of the following:
(1) blue marlin,
(2) striped marlin,
(3) black marlin,
(4) sailfish,
(5) shortbill spearfish,
(6) white marlin,
(7) roundscale spearfish,
(8) Mediterranean spearfish, or
(9) longbill spearfish.
Excludes swordfish from such definition.

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