3.0.0 3812 2023-01-11T13:21:24Z 2023-01-11T13:21:24Z Senate S S 2010-09-21 111 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-09-21T21:03:59Z Billfish Conservation Act of 2010 111 5804 HR 2010-07-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. Related bill CRS 2010-09-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2010-09-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2010-09-21 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Fishes Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Trade restrictions Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2010-09-21 Introduced in Senate 2010-10-01T15:24:59Z Billfish Conservation Act of 2010 - Prohibits any person from offering billfish (except swordfish) or billfish products for sale, selling, importing, or exporting them, or having custody, control, or possession of them for purposes of offering them for sale, selling, importing, or exporting 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.

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.

]]> Billfish Conservation Act of 2010 Display Title Billfish Conservation Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit trade in billfish and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Billfish Conservation Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3812is/xml/BILLS-111s3812is.xml 2010-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.